Chrysops

[ krī′sŏps′, krĭs′ŏps′ ]

n.

A genus of biting flies, including the deer fly species and others that transmit diseases to humans and animals.

Example sentences from the Web for chrysops

  • He named it chrysops, or "gold eye," owing to the golden hue of the iris.

    Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others |James Alexander Henshall

  • Indeed, Leiper has recently determined that a species of Chrysops transfers the blood parasite Filaria diurna.

    Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley