horse fly
horse fly
H h Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hawrs flahy]
- /hɔrs flaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hawrs flahy]
- /hɔrs flaɪ/
Definition of horse fly words
- noun horse fly any bloodsucking, usually large fly of the family Tabanidae, especially of the genus Tabanus, a serious pest of horses, cattle, etc. 1
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Origin of horse fly
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English horsfleeye
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Horse fly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
horse fly popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% 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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