Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hippoboscid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hip-po-boscid
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."
"Several hippoboscid flies have been identified as vectors of Haemoproteus species,haemosporidian blood parasites that cause bird malarias."
"Howard (1981:52– 73) found 22.5 percent of 240 scaled quail collected in Pecos County infested with the hippoboscid fly Pseudolynchia canariensis (see table 6.4 for the prevalence of parasitic arthropods, nematodes, and cestodes found on scaled quail in Pecos County)."

Etymology

From the translingual.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

hippoboscids (plural)

Synonyms

ked louse fly

Questions

What does hippoboscid mean?: Any of the various species in the Hippoboscidae family of parasitic flies.
Where does hippoboscid come from?: From the translingual.

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