Hippoboscan

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

  Hippobosca \Hip`po*bos"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "i`ppos horse + ?
     to feed.] (Zool.)
     A genus of dipterous insects including the horsefly or horse
     tick. -- {Hip`po*bos"can}, a.
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