| Breeze fly (breeze fly) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Breeze |
| OE. brese, AS. briósa; perh. akin to OHG.
brimissa, G. breme, bremse, D. brems, which are
akin to G. brummen to growl, buzz, grumble, L. fremere to
murmur; cf. G. brausen, Sw. |
A fly of various species, of the
family Tabanidæ, noted for buzzing about animals, and
tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and
gadfly. They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous
insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies.
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