Stomoxys

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Translingual

Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly.

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) +‎ ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, keen”).

Proper noun

Stomoxys m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Muscidae – certain bloodsucking dipteran flies that includes the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans).

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