deer fly

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Synonyms: deerfly, bee fly, deep fry, adder fly, heel fly, derfly

Antonyms: deerfly, bee fly, deep fry, adder fly, heel fly, derfly

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Noun

1. A [[louse fly]], a species in the family {{taxfmt|Hippoboscidae|family}} ({{taxlink|Lipoptena cervi|species}}), [[parasite|parasites]] of elk, deer and other [[bovine]] animals, sucking blood and laying eggs in the fur of the host animals, found in [[Eurasia]].
2. A gold- or green-eyed [[horsefly]] of the genus {{taxfmt|Chrysops|genus}} in the family {{taxfmt|Tabanidae|family}}; pests to cattle, horses and humans, feeding on their blood.

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