Cleg

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cleg \Cleg\, n. [Northern Eng. & Scot. gleg: cf. Gael.
     crethleag.] (Zool.)
     A small breeze or horsefly. [North of Eng. & Scot.]
     --Jamieson.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cleg
       n : large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various
           animals [syn: {horsefly}, {clegg}, {horse fly}]