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stable fly

noun

  1. a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest.


stable fly

noun

  1. a blood-sucking muscid fly, Stomoxys calcitrans , that attacks man and domestic animals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stable fly1

First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences

Recently the stable fly has been found to carry the dread disease known as infantile paralysis.

It would be well worth while to experiment with the larvae of other species, such as the house fly, the stable fly, etc.

The stable-fly has this vein slightly curved forward but not nearly so conspicuously (Fig. 43).

Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable-fly—It is a popular belief that house-flies bite more viciously just before a rain.

Newstead considers that in England the stable-fly hibernates in the pupal stage.

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