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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