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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Hip`po*bos"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "i`ppos horse + ?
to feed.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of dipterous insects including the horsefly or horse
tick. -- {Hip`po*bos"can}, a.
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| Matching Terms: | hippobosca equina, hippoboscid, hippoboscidae | ||
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| Definition: | [n] type genus of the Hippoboscidae | ||
| Synonyms: | genus Hippobosca | ||
| See Also: | arthropod genus, family Hippoboscidae, Hippobosca equina, Hippoboscidae, horse tick, horsefly | ||
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| Definition: | \Hip`po*bos"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "i`ppos horse + ?
to feed.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of dipterous insects including the horsefly or horse
tick. -- {Hip`po*bos"can}, a.
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