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    HORSE TICK

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Winged fly parasitic on horsesplay

    Synonyms:

    Hippobosca equina; horse tick; horsefly

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("horse tick" is a kind of...):

    hippoboscid; louse fly (bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals)

    Holonyms ("horse tick" is a member of...):

    genus Hippobosca; Hippobosca (type genus of the Hippoboscidae)

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