deerfly
noun/ˈdɪəflʌɪ/UK
Etymology
Definitions
Any of various species of fly which feed on deer, principally in genus Chrysops.
- When the sun comes out, it is totally delightful, except for the mosquitoes, and the blackflies, and the deerflies.
- The basement was flooded and the couch was growing mildew, so we sat outdoors in the shadows of the trees in a screened tent with deerflies and mosquitoes buzzing outside.
- It was not a horsefly and it was not a deerfly; it was bigger than either.
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