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2 definitions for Hippobosca

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :


  Hippobosca \Hip`po*bos"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "i`ppos horse + ?
     to feed.] (Zool.)
     A genus of dipterous insects including the horsefly or horse
     tick. -- Hip`po*bos"can, a.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :


  Hippobosca
       n : type genus of the Hippoboscidae [syn: genus Hippobosca]

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