Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A European hippoboscid fly, Lipoptena ccrvi, which lives on the European red deer.
- noun An American hippoboscid fly, Lipoptena depressa, which occurs on Cervus virginianus: also called
deer-tick .
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Examples
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: A deer-fly chose that moment to buzz around the dyheli's eyes.
Elephant in the City 2010
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The third species (Elaphomia alcicornis, the elk-horned deer-fly) is a little smaller than the two already described, but resembling in colour Elaphomia wallacei.
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In the largest and most singular species, named Elaphomia cervicornis or the stag-horned deer-fly, these horns are nearly as long as the body, having two branches, with two small snags near their bifurcation, so as to resemble the horns of a stag.
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The fourth species (Elaphomia brevicornis, the short-horned deer-fly) differs considerably from the rest.
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As for the deer-fly, and others of his piratical breed, he will bite like a dog at any time.
The Forest Stewart Edward White 1909
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The deer-fly will bite and bite hard enough to hurt.
On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls Lina Beard 1888
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The third species (Elaphomia alcicornis, the elk-horned deer-fly) is a little smaller than the two already described, but resembling in colour
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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In the largest and most singular species, named Elaphomia cervicornis or the stag-horned deer-fly, these horns are nearly as long as the body, having two branches, with two small snags near their bifurcation, so as to resemble the horns of a stag.
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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The fourth species (Elaphomia brevicornis, the short-horned deer-fly) differs considerably from the rest.
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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