noun
type genus of the Hippoboscidae
• Syn: ↑genus Hippobosca
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hippoboscidae, ↑family Hippoboscidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑horse tick, ↑horsefly, ↑Hippobosca equina
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\\ˌhipəˈbäskə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: the type genus of the family Hippoboscidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.