"dorfly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dorflies [plural]
Etymology: Either from dor (referring to a large, buzzing insect) + fly or a variant of drone fly (horse-fly). Head templates: {{en-noun}} dorfly (plural dorflies)
  1. A biting insect, such as a horse-fly or gad-fly, that attacks livestock.
    Sense id: en-dorfly-en-noun-SSkFjU05 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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