horn fly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hawrn flahy]
- /hɔrn flaɪ/
- /hɔːn flaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawrn flahy]
- /hɔrn flaɪ/

Definitions of horn fly words

noun horn fly a small bloodsucking fly, Haematobia irritans, that is a pest, especially of cattle. 1
noun horn fly a muscid fly (Haematobia irritans) that is a pest on cattle and sucks blood, esp. at the base of the horns 0

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Origin of horn fly

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Horn fly

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horn fly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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