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hippoboscid

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11 lettersPart of speech nounSorted bcdhiiooppsStarts with HEnds with D0 clues
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Definitions

  1. bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals

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  • 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.

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