"hippo fly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hippo flies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hippo fly (plural hippo flies)
  1. A species of biting horsefly, found around southern Africa, Tabanus biguttatus. Categories (lifeform): Horseflies
    Sense id: en-hippo_fly-en-noun-FdpSPayB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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