Melophagus

Melophagus
Me·loph·a·gus mə-'läf-ə-gəs n a genus of wingless hippoboscid flies that includes the sheep ked (M. ovinus)

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Me·loph·a·gus (mə-lofґə-gəs) a genus of wingless flies of the family Hippoboscidae. M. oviґnus, the sheep ked, is a common ectoparasite of sheep and goats.

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  • Melophagus — noun an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked • Syn: ↑genus Melophagus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hippoboscidae, ↑family Hippoboscidae • Member Mero …   Useful english dictionary

  • Melophagus ovinus — Pou du mouton …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Melophagus ovinus — illustration from British Entomology Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

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  • Melophagus Ovinus — noun wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle • Syn: ↑sheep ked, ↑sheep tick, ↑sheep tick • Hypernyms: ↑louse fly, ↑hippoboscid • Member Holonyms: ↑Melophagus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Melophagus ovinus — Sheep Sheep, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc?p, sce[ a]p; akin to OFries. sk?p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. sc[=a]f, Skr. ch[=a]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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