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Noun: horn fly  horn flI
  1. Small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn
    "Horn flies clustered around the cattle's horns";
    - Haematobia irritans

Derived forms: horn flies

Type of: fly

Part of: genus Haematobia, Haematobia

Encyclopedia: Horn fly