Deer ked

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.NounA Eurasian species of louse fly in the family Hippoboscidae, Lipoptena cervi, that are parasites of elk, deer and other bovine animals, sucking blood and laying eggs in the fur of the host animals.

Synonyms

deer fly louse fly sheep ked spider fly forest fly black-legged tick head louse body louse leptocerid deerfly warble fly bee louse

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