Associations to the word «Hippoboscidae»

Wiktionary

HIPPOBOSCIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the superfamily Hippoboscoidea   — the keds or louse flies, obligate parasites of mammals and birds.

Dictionary definition

HIPPOBOSCIDAE, noun. Winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies.

Wise words

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