stable fly

noun

a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest.

Also called biting housefly.

Origin of stable fly

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby stable fly

stab kick, stable, stableboy, stable door, stable equation, stable fly, Stableford, stable isotope, stable lad, stableman, stablemate

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Example sentences from the Web for stable fly

Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable-fly—It is a popular belief that house-flies bite more viciously just before a rain.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
The relation of the stable-fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) to the transmission of infantile paralysis.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
The stable-fly has this vein slightly curved forward but not nearly so conspicuously (Fig. 43).
Insects and Diseases|Rennie W. Doane
Newstead considers that in England the stable-fly hibernates in the pupal stage.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

The life-cycle of the stable-fly is therefore considerably longer than that of Musca domestica.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for stable fly

stable fly

noun

a blood-sucking muscid fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, that attacks man and domestic animals

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单词	stable fly
释义	stable fly noun a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest. Also called biting housefly. Origin of stable fly First recorded in 1860–65 Words nearby stable fly stab kick, stable, stableboy, stable door, stable equation, stable fly, Stableford, stable isotope, stable lad, stableman, stablemate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable-fly—It is a popular belief that house-flies bite more viciously just before a rain. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley The relation of the stable-fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) to the transmission of infantile paralysis. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley The stable-fly has this vein slightly curved forward but not nearly so conspicuously (Fig. 43). Insects and Diseases\|Rennie W. Doane Newstead considers that in England the stable-fly hibernates in the pupal stage. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley The life-cycle of the stable-fly is therefore considerably longer than that of Musca domestica. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley British Dictionary definitions for stable fly stable fly noun a blood-sucking muscid fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, that attacks man and domestic animals Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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