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Meaning of HIPPOBOSCA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  type genus of the Hippoboscidae
 
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 Synonyms: genus Hippobosca
 
 See Also: arthropod genus, family Hippoboscidae, Hippobosca equina, Hippoboscidae, horse tick, horsefly

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hip`po*bos"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "i`ppos horse + ?
to feed.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of dipterous insects including the horsefly or horse
tick. -- {Hip`po*bos"can}, a.
 

 

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