English Dictionary

blind-fly

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(countable) Any of several medium-sized blood-sucking flies, of the family Tabanidae, usually species in the genus Haematopota. / (uncountable) The game of blind man's buff

日本語の意味

（可算名詞として）中型の吸血性のハエの一種。通常はHaematopota属に属し、血を吸うハエを指す。 / （不可算名詞として）盲目の人が行う遊び、またはそのゲームのこと。

While hiking through the marsh at dusk, a blind-fly landed on her arm and drew blood before she could swat it away.

夕暮れの湿地をハイキングしていると、ウシアブが彼女の腕に止まり、彼女が払いのける前に血を吸った。

意味（1）

(countable) Any of several medium-sized blood-sucking flies, of the family Tabanidae, usually species in the genus Haematopota.

I caught a number of that species of Tabanidae which has a large, grey-striped body, greenish-yellow eyes, and entirely transparent wings. This is locally termed the blind fly and it feeds on blood.

意味（2）

(uncountable) The game of blind man's buff

Possibly derived from the Italian name of the game: Mosca cieca, which literally means blind fly.

blind-flies （ plural ）