Meaning of hippoboscid in English
Pronunciation
/ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈbɒsɪd/US accent
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Noun
hippoboscidEtymology
late 19th century; earliest use found in Insect Life. From scientific Latin Hippobosca, genus name (LinnaeusSystema naturae (ed. 10, 1758) II. 607; from hippo- + ancient Greek βόσκειν to feed) + -id, after scientific Latin Hippoboscidae, family nameDefinitions
1. blood-sucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals