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Type genus of the Hippoboscidae
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hippobosca
Word definitions for hippobosca in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hippobosca is a genus of flies in the family Hippoboscidae . There are only 7 known species. There are numerous synonyms .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hippobosca \Hip`po*bos"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "i`ppos horse + ? to feed.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of dipterous insects including the horsefly or horse tick. -- Hip`po*bos"can , a.
Usage examples of hippobosca.
The condor lays a couple of eggs and the ostrich a score, and yet in the same country the condor may be the more numerous of the two: the Fulmar petrel lays but one egg, yet it is believed to be the most numerous bird in the world, One fly deposits hundreds of eggs, and another, like the hippobosca, a single one.