英语词汇“dogfly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dogfly

/ˈdɒɡflʌɪ/

noun

Originally: a fly, especially one that bites or is troublesome to dogs. Now (US ): specifically the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Medulla Grammatice. From dog + fly, chiefly after post-classical Latin cynomyia and its etymon ancient Greek κυνάμυια (in Hellenistic Greek κυνόμυια), used in ancient Greek (Homer) as a term of abuse and in Hellenistic Greek (Septuagint, etc.) with reference to one of the plagues of Egypt.

单词	dogfly
释义	dogfly /ˈdɒɡflʌɪ/ noun Originally: a fly, especially one that bites or is troublesome to dogs. Now (US ): specifically the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans. Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Medulla Grammatice. From dog + fly, chiefly after post-classical Latin cynomyia and its etymon ancient Greek κυνάμυια (in Hellenistic Greek κυνόμυια), used in ancient Greek (Homer) as a term of abuse and in Hellenistic Greek (Septuagint, etc.) with reference to one of the plagues of Egypt.
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