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Definition of Hippoboscid
1. Noun. Bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals.
Generic synonyms: Dipteran, Dipteron, Dipterous Insect, Two-winged Insects
Group relationships: Family Hippoboscidae, Hippoboscidae
Specialized synonyms: Hippobosca Equina, Horse Tick, Horsefly, Melophagus Ovinus, Sheep Ked, Sheep Tick, Sheep-tick
Definition of Hippoboscid
1. Noun. Any of the species in the ''Hippoboscidae'' family of parasitic flies. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hippoboscid
Literary usage of Hippoboscid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1904)
"This is in sharp contrast to the hippoboscid wing, in which the veins are all
shifted forward toward the anterior margin, leaving their whole posterior ..."
2. Psyche by Cambridge Entomological Club (1893)
"The general appearance of the fly is that of a particularly fine large silvery
hippoboscid, with brown wings. Nevertheless, an examination shows it to be ..."
3. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Entomological Section (1890)
"It will perhaps be remembered by some that an article in the last volume of
ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS (vol. ii, pp. 105-6) on a new hippoboscid from Mexico, ..."
4. The California Spotted Owl: A Technical Assessment of Its Current Status. by Jared Verner (1994)
"(1992) reponed two species of hippoboscid flies from northern spotted owls in
northwestern California. One species was found only once among the 382 owls ..."
5. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections by Smithsonian Institution (1908)
"The hippoboscid larva upon extrusion forthwith undergoes this process of external
... The hippoboscid female therefore extrudes the larva in a situation and ..."
6. The Development of the American Alligator (A. Mississippiensis) by Albert Moore Reese (1908)
"The hippoboscid larva upon extrusion forthwith undergoes this process of external
... The hippoboscid female therefore extrudes the larva in a situation and ..."
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