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Meaning of Horsefly | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).

Equivalents

العربية ذبابة الخيل نعرة
Azərbaycanca böyələk göyün
Bosanski pikat taban
Català tàvec
Čeština ovád
Cymraeg clêr llwyd pryf llwyd
Dansk klæg
Deutsch Bremse
Ελληνικά αλογόμυγα νταβάνι
Esperanto tabano
Español tabánido tábano
Eesti pärm
فارسی خرمگس
Suomi nautapaarma paarma
Français taon
Galego mosca caíña moscardo tabán tabardo
Hrvatski pikat taban
Magyar bögöly
Հայերեն մոզ
Bahasa Indonesia langau pikat
Italiano tafano
日本語 虻
한국어 등에
Latina asīlus oestrus tabānus
Lëtzebuergesch Beel
Latviešu dundurs
Македонски коњска мува
Bahasa Melayu pikat
Nederlands blinddaas daas steekvlieg
Polski bąk
Português moscardo mutuca tavão
Română tăun
Русский слепень
Slovenčina ovad
Српски pikat taban
Svenska broms
తెలుగు జోరీగ
ไทย เหลือบ
Tagalog bangaw niknik
Türkçe atsineği
Українська ґедзь
Tiếng Việt ruồi trâu

Examples

“It was not a horsefly and it was not a deerfly; it was bigger than either.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

horsefolk horsefoot horsefucker Horsegate Horsehair horsehair shirt

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