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stable fly

 
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–noun
a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest.
Also called biting housefly.

Origin:
1860–65
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stable fly  
n.  A fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) that sucks the blood of domestic animals and humans.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stable fly
Function: noun
: a biting dipteran fly of the genus Stomoxys (S. calcitrans) that is abundant about stables and often entersdwellings especially in autumn
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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stable fly

a species of vicious bloodsucking fly in the family Muscidae (sometimes placed in the family Stomoxyidae) in the fly order, Diptera. Stable flies are usually found in open sunny areas, although they may enter a house during bad weather. Often known as biting houseflies, they may transmit anthrax and other animal diseases.

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