Hippobosca \Hip`po*bos"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "i`ppos horse + ?
to feed.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of dipterous insects including the horsefly or horse
tick. -- {Hip`po*bos"can}, a.
Source : WordNet®
Hippobosca
n : type genus of the Hippoboscidae [syn: {genus Hippobosca}]