deer fly
noun
1
- a bloodsucking louse fly which is a parasite of deer. It loses its wings on finding a host, and the female gives birth to fully grown larvae鹿羊虱蝇。
1.1
- Lipoptena cervi, family Hippoboscidae.拉丁名Lipoptena cervi, 虱蝇科。
2
- a bloodsucking horsefly which attacks humans and other large mammals. It can transmit various diseases, including tularaemia.斑虻。
2.1
- Genus Chrysops, family Tabanidae: several species, including C. callidus, widespread throughout North America.斑虻属, 虻科：多种, 包括狡猾斑虻, 北美各地可见。