Horsefly

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

Españoltabánido tábano

Françaistaon

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العربيةذبابة الخيل نعرة

Azərbaycan diliböyələk göyün

Bosanskipikat taban

Catalàtàvec

Češtinaovád

Cymraegclêr llwyd pryf llwyd

Danskklæg

Ελληνικάαλογόμυγα νταβάνι

Esperantotabano

Eestipärm

فارسیخرمگس

Suominautapaarma paarma

Galegomosca caíña moscardo tabántabardo

Hrvatskipikat taban

Magyarbögöly

Հայերենմոզ

Bahasa Indonesialangau pikat

Italianotafano

日本語虻

한국어등에

Latinaasīlus oestrus tabānustabonem

LëtzebuergeschBeel

Latviešudundurs

Македонскикоњска мува

Bahasa Melayupikat

Nederlandsblinddaas daas steekvlieg

Polskibąk

Portuguêsmoscardo mutuca tavão

Românătăun

Русскийслепень

Slovenčinaovad

Српскиpikat taban

Svenskabroms

తెలుగుజోరీగ

ไทยเหลือบ

Tagalogbangaw niknik

Türkçeatsineği

Українськаґедзь

Tiếng Việtruồi trâu

Examples

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

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

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Horsefly

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