horse-fly

I am no more lonely than a single mullein or dandelion in a pasture, or a bean leaf, or sorrel, or a horse-fly, or a bumblebee.

Walden 2004

The only annoyances I know of that would tell hard on the settler is the determined ferocity of the mabungu, or horse-fly; the chufwa,

How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

First he turned himself into a horse-fly, and hid himself in

The Red Fairy Book 2003

And of these latter some may be called omnivorous, inasmuch as they feed on every kind of juice, as for instance, the common fly; others are blood-suckers, such as the gadfly and the horse-fly, others again live on the juices of fruits and plants.

The History of Animals 2002

The ceryx and the purple murex have this organ firm and solid; and just as the myops, or horse-fly, and the oestrus, or gadfly, can pierce the skin of a quadruped, so is that proboscis proportionately stronger in these testaceans; for they bore right through the shells of other shell-fish on which they prey.

The History of Animals 2002

Maigret swatted a horse-fly on his cheek and saw Moers leaning out of the window.

Maigret Stonewalled Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1963

For our present consideration the flies may be divided into two groups or sections: those with their mouth-parts fitted for piercing such as the mosquito and horse-fly, and those with sucking mouth-parts such as the house-fly, blow-fly and others.

Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases Rennie Wilbur Doane

It is supposed that flies belonging to the same genus as the horse-fly (_Tabanus_ and others), and the stable-fly (_Stomoxys_) and the horn-fly (_Hæmatobia_) are responsible for the spread of the disease.

Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases Rennie Wilbur Doane

After having wandered through many streets, he noticed that a big horse-fly was following him with an imploring murmur.

Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler

Aristides, a Socrates; but to sting and bite is to resemble the ant and horse-fly.

Plutarch's Morals 46-120? Plutarch