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deer fly
deer·fly or deer fly D5088900 (dîr′flī′)n. Any of various biting tabanid flies of the genus Chrysops, the females of which feed on the blood of mammals. Deerflies are smaller than horseflies and usually have a dark band on the wings.deer′ fly`
n. any of several tabanid flies of the genus Chrysops, the female of which is a vector of tularemia. [1850–55, Amer.] EncyclopediaSeedeerflydeer fly
deer flyA biting fly, Chrysops discalis, that transmits the causative organism of tularemia (deer fly fever).See also: flyThesaurusSeefly |