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ALL meanings of deer fly

deer fly
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  • noun deer fly any of several tabanid flies of the genus Chrysops, the female of which is a vector of tularemia in deer, livestock, and humans. 1
  • noun deer fly A Eurasian species of louse fly in the family Hippoboscidae, Lipoptena cervi; parasites of elk, deer and other bovine animals, sucking blood and laying eggs in the fur of the host animals. 0
  • noun deer fly A gold or green eyed horsefly of the genus Chrysops in the family Tabanidae; pests to cattle, horses and humans, feeding on their blood. 0
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