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FOREST FLY

\fˈɒɹɪst flˈa͡ɪ], \fˈɒɹɪst flˈa‍ɪ], \f_ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_s_t f_l_ˈaɪ]\

Definitions of FOREST FLY

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Hippoboscus [Gr.]. (Entom.) Gen. of dipterous insect, round-bodied, producing its young advanced to the pupa stage. Gives name to fam. Hippoboscidae ; forest flies and sheep-ticks.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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