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    MELOPHAGUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    An arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep kedplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Melophagus; Melophagus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Melophagus" is a kind of...):

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "Melophagus"):

    Melophagus Ovinus; sheep-tick; sheep ked; sheep tick (wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle)

    Holonyms ("Melophagus" is a member of...):

    family Hippoboscidae; Hippoboscidae (winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies)

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