αλογόμυγα

Greek

Etymology

αλογό- (alogó-, horse) + -μυγα (-myga, fly).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aloˈɣomiɣa/
  • Hyphenation: α‧λο‧γό‧μυ‧γα

Noun

αλογόμυγα (alogómyga) f (plural αλογόμυγες)

  1. horsefly (flies of the family Tabanidae that suck the blood of mammals)
    Όταν πήγαμε να κολυμπήσουμε στη λίμνη, μας τσιμπούσαν αλογόμυγες.Ótan pígame na kolympísoume sti límni, mas tsimpoúsan alogómyges.When we went to go swimming in the lake, horseflies were biting us.

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