Horn fly's

horn fly

noun
a small bloodsucking fly, Haematobia irritans, that is a pest, especially of cattle.

Origin:
1700–10, Americanism

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horn fly

noun
small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn 
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