Deerfly Definition

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deerflies
noun
Any of certain bloodsucking, dipterous flies, esp. any of a genus (Chrysops) of a family (Tabanidae) of insects that includes the horseflies.
Webster's New World

Any of various species of fly which infest deer, principally in Chrysops.

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Other Word Forms of Deerfly

Noun

Singular:
deerfly
Plural:
deerflies

Origin of Deerfly

  • From deer +‎ fly.

    From Wiktionary

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