Chrysops
noun
Chrys·ops
ˈkris-ˌäps
: a large widely distributed genus of small horseflies (family Tabanidae) of which the American deerflies are pests of humans and animals and in certain areas transmit tularemia while the African mango flies are vectors of the eye worm (Loa loa)
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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