Stomoxys

Stomoxys
Sto·mox·ys stə-'mäk-səs n a genus of bloodsucking dipteran flies of the family Muscidae that includes the stable fly (S. calcitrans)

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Sto·mox·ys (sto-mokґsis) a genus of flies of the family Muscidae. S. bouffarґdi transmits trypanosomes to goats in South America. S. calґcitrans is the stable fly, a common biting pest that transmits many diseases, such as anthrax, infectious anemia, surra, and tetanus.

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  • Stomoxys calcitrans — Stable Sta ble, n. [OF. estable, F. [ e]table, from L. stabulum, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, v. i.] A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stomoxys — sto·mox·ys …   English syllables

  • stomoxys — stəˈmäksə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from stom + Greek oxys sharp more at oxy : a genus of blood sucking flies that includes the stable fly (S. calcitrans) and is usually placed in the family Muscidae but sometimes assigned… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stomoxys calcitrans — (жигалка осенняя) кровососущая муха сем. Muscidae, отр. Diptera; механический переносчик возбудителей сибирской язвы, туляремии и стафилококковых инфекций …   Большой медицинский словарь

  • Stomoxys calcitrans — The stable fly, a species of biting fly, resembling in size and general appearance the common housefly, which is an annoying pest of humans and domestic animals worldwide and is implicated in the mechanical transmission of diseases. [Mod. L., fr …   Medical dictionary

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