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Hippobosca
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\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hipp- + -bosca (from Greek boskein to feed)
: the type genus of the family Hippoboscidae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.