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stable fly
noun
- a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest.
stable fly
noun
- a blood-sucking muscid fly, Stomoxys calcitrans , that attacks man and domestic animals
Word History and Origins
Origin of stable fly1
Example Sentences
Or, as Dr. Packer put it, “Lions climb trees to escape pests, whether they’re as big as an elephant or as small as a stable fly.”
Stable manure should be hauled out and scattered at regular intervals, preferably every three days, and the vicinity of stables should be kept free from accumulations of straw and hay that may become wet and serve as breeding places for the stable fly.
The stable fly breeds in moist accumulations of straw, chaff, cow or horse manure, and various fermenting vegetable substances.
It would be well worth while to experiment with the larvae of other species, such as the house fly, the stable fly, etc.
And the stable, fly infested, standing as before.
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