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hippo fly|ˈhɪpəʊ flaɪ|
[prob. abbrev. of hippopotamus, in reference to the size of the fly.]
A large blood-sucking fly of the family Tabanidæ, found in central Africa.
1901Geogr. Jrnl. July 75 The large biting fly called the ‘hippo’ fly was a great annoyance. 1929Patton & Evans Insects, Ticks, Mites & Venomous Animals I. 294 The Tabanidæ have received various local names such as horseflies, seroot flies, mangrove flies, hippo flies. |