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deerfly

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɪəflʌɪ/Sorted deeflryStarts with DEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Any of various species of fly which feed on deer, principally in genus Chrysops.

Word origin

From deer + fly.

Used in a sentence

  • When the sun comes out, it is totally delightful, except for the mosquitoes, and the blackflies, and the deerflies.
  • The basement was flooded and the couch was growing mildew, so we sat outdoors in the shadows of the trees in a screened tent with deerflies and mosquitoes buzzing outside.
  • It was not a horsefly and it was not a deerfly; it was bigger than either.

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