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Word entry · 8 letters

horsefly

Best crossword clue

"Biting stable insect"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈhoɹsˌflaɪ/Part of speech nounSorted efhlorsyStarts with HEnds with Y1 clues
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Definitions

  1. large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • It was not a horsefly and it was not a deerfly; it was bigger than either.

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Biting stable insect8 letters

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