clegg

Thân thiện

A horse swishes its tail to shoo away a clegg.

Definition

Noun: 1. A large, swift fly (of the family Tabanidae), the female of which sucks the blood of various animals: A clegg is a type of biting horsefly. It is known for its size, speed, and painful bite, as the female requires a blood meal.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • I was bitten by a clegg while hiking near the marsh.
  • The cattle were agitated by the swarm of cleggs.
  • A clegg can deliver a very painful bite.

Advanced Usage

• The term "clegg" is primarily used in British English. In American English, the more common terms are "horsefly" or "gadfly".
• It is often used in rural or outdoor contexts to describe a persistent, biting pest.

Variants and Related Words

• Cleg (n.): An alternative spelling for "clegg".
• Horsefly (n.): The general American English term for insects of the family Tabanidae.
• Gadfly (n.): Another general term for a biting fly, which can also be used metaphorically for a persistent critic.

Synonyms

• Horsefly
• Gadfly
• Breeze fly (regional)

Related Phrases

• Bitten by a clegg: To have been stung by this specific type of fly.
  • My leg swelled up after I was bitten by a clegg.

Học thuật

Noun

1. large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals

Từ đồng nghĩa

• horsefly
• cleg
• horse fly