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horn fly
noun
- a small bloodsucking fly, Haematobia irritans, that is a pest, especially of cattle.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of horn fly1
An Americanism dating back to 1700–10
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Example Sentences
In America cattle suffer much from the horn fly (Haematobia serrata).
From Project Gutenberg
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