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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A horsefly: any of various species of fly, of the family Tabanid[ae], noted for buzzing about animals and sucking their blood.
  • Any botflies.
  • One who upsets the status quo by posing upsetting or novel questions, or attempt to stimulate innovation by proving an irritant.
  • slang A bloodsucker

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