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HIPPOBOSCA

Pronunciation (US):

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Hippoboscidae

Synonyms:

genus Hippobosca; Hippobosca

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Hippobosca" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Hippobosca"):

Hippobosca equina; horse tick; horsefly (winged fly parasitic on horses)

Holonyms ("Hippobosca" is a member of...):

family Hippoboscidae; Hippoboscidae (winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies)

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