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Horsefly vs Hoverfly - What's the difference?

horsefly | hoverfly |

As nouns the difference between horsefly and hoverfly

is that horsefly is any of several medium- to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly) while hoverfly is any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.

horsefly

English

(wikipedia horsefly)

Alternative forms

* horse-fly * horse fly

Noun

(horseflies)
  • Any of several medium- to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or ).

    • Synonyms

    * (fly of family Tabanidae) cleg (dialectal), breezefly, gadfly

    Hyponyms

    * (individual species or subgroups of the family Tabanidae) deer fly, , March fly (Australia), zimb

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    hoverfly

    English

    (wikipedia hoverfly)

    Noun

    (hoverflies)
  • Any of various flies from the family (l) that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.

    • Synonyms

    * hover-fly * flower fly * flower-fly