Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Hip·po·bos·ci·dae# Pronunciation:
-'bäs-(k)&-"dE Function:
noun plural : a family of winged or wingless trueflies that comprise the louse flies (as the sheep ked), are bloodsucking parasites on birds and mammals, and do not lay eggs but produce well developed larvae from time to time which almost immediatelypupate —
hip·po·bos·cid#
/-'bäs-(k)&d/ adjective or noun
