hippoboscid

Etymology

From the translingual.

hippoboscid means any of the species in the Hippoboscidae family of parasitic flies. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

Any of the species in the Hippoboscidae family of parasitic flies.“Various species of hippoboscid will attack humans, and the bite of the pigeon fly, Pseudolynchia canariensis, is said to be painful. Apart from the sheep ked, hippoboscids are of little importance to humans.”