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Hippoboscid

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  1. 1
    Any of the species in the Hippoboscidae family of parasitic flies.

    "Various species of hippoboscid will attack humans, and the bite of the pigeon fly, Pseudolynchia canariensis, is said to be painful. Apart from the sheep ked, hippoboscids are of little importance to humans."

  2. 2
    bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals wordnet

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