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Definitions from WordNet

Noun melophagus has 1 sense
  1. Melophagus, genus Melophagus - an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked
    --1 is a kind of arthropod genus
    --1 is a member of Hippoboscidae, family Hippoboscidae
    --1 has members: sheep ked, sheep-tick, sheep tick, Melophagus Ovinus

Definitions from the Web

Melophagus

Part of speech: Noun

Sense:

  1. A genus of blood-sucking flies that infest sheep and other animals.

Usage:

  • The melophagus flies have become a major concern for sheep farmers.

Sample sentence:

The melophagus flies attach themselves to the skin of sheep and feed on their blood.

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