stable fly
noun
a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest.
Also called
biting housefly.
Origin of stable fly
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example sentences from the Web for biting housefly
British Dictionary definitions for biting housefly
stable fly
noun
a blood-sucking muscid fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, that attacks man and domestic animals