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horn fly

 
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–noun
a small bloodsucking fly, Haematobia irritans, that is a pest, esp. of cattle.
Origin:
1700–10, Americanism
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horn fly  
n.  A small black European fly (Haematobia irritans), introduced into North America, that sucks blood from cattle, usually biting an animal at the base of the horn.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: horn fly
Function: noun
: a small black European dipteran fly (Haematobia irritans of the family Muscidae) that has been introduced into No. Americawhere it is a bloodsucking pest of cattle called also cattle fly
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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horn fly

(Haematobia irritans), insect of the family Muscidae (order Diptera) and a serious cattle pest. Adult horn flies cluster at the base of horns and on the neck and rump of cattle and suck blood. Their attacks cause loss of weight and milk production in affected cattle.

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