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# horsefly

noun (a horsefly, horseflies); also horse-fly

«horsefly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A horsefly is a large fly whose females bite people and animals and drink their blood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsefly/#m1)
2. Its bite is painful and can swell and itch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsefly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about insects and in summer safety talks near farms, rivers and woods. Phrases: «a horsefly bite», «bitten by a horsefly».

### Examples

- A horsefly bit me by the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsefly/#x1)
- Horsefly bites really hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsefly/#x2)
- Only female horseflies bite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsefly/#x3)
- The horse swished its tail to keep the horseflies away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsefly/#x4)
- Horseflies have huge, colourful eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsefly/#x5)
- Put a cold cloth on a horsefly bite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsefly/#x6)
- We saw a big horsefly buzzing round the picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsefly/#x7)
- Horseflies like warm, damp summer days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsefly/#x8)
- As he lay there unable to move, a swarm of horseflies settled on him and sucked his blood undisturbed, for he was too weak even to shake them off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsefly/#x9)

### Note

Plural horseflies (y to ies). Also written horse-fly or horse fly. Tell an adult if a bite gets very swollen, hot or red, since it can get infected. In Australia a similar insect is called a march fly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «horsefly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsefly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«horsefly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/horsefly.html) on Mova free.