| 单词 | autumn fly |
| 释义 | > as lemmasautumn fly autumn fly n. any of various dipteran flies that are pests of livestock in the autumn; esp. (formerly) the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, and (in recent use) the face fly, Musca autumnalis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Cyclorrhapha > family Conopidae > conops calcitrans autumn fly1798 1798 J. Ebers New & Compl. Dict. German & Eng. Lang. II. 903/2 Pferdestecher, a Dunfly, a Brittle or Gad-Bee, an Ox-Fly, the Autumn-Fly. 1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. iv. i. 234 The Autumn Fly (Conops Calcitrans, Linn.)..bites the legs, especially on the approach of rain. 1943 Army Med. Bull. (U.S. Army Med. Field Services School) No. 65. 23 The common housefly (Musca domestica) and the autumn fly (Musca autumnalis) are prevalent. 1976 ADAS Q. Rev. No. 23. 289 From mid- to late-summer, the autumn fly, Musca autumnalis can surround cattle in enormous numbers. 2007 C. Barslund tr. P. Adolphsen Machine 78 An autumn fly, Musca autumnalis, got smeared against the windscreen of the car. < as lemmas |
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