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horsefly

/ˈhoɹsˌflaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
horse-fly
IPA
/ˈhoɹsˌflaɪ/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English horse fliȝe, equivalent to horse + fly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhoɹsˌflaɪ/

Inflected Forms

horseflies (plural) horse-fly (alternative) horse fly (alternative)

Synonyms

cleg breezefly gadfly stoat-fly stout clegg horse fly horse tick hippobosca equina

Questions

How do you pronounce horsefly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoɹsˌflaɪ/.
What does horsefly mean?
Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
Where does horsefly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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