αλογόμυγα

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Greek

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Etymology

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From άλογο (álogo, horse) +‎ μύγα (mýga, fly), continuing Koine Greek ἀλογομυῖα (alogomuîa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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αλογόμυγα (alogómygaf (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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