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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche