cleg
cleg · clegs
A blood-sucking fly of the family Tabanidae: gadfly, horsefly, deer fly, blind-fly,…A blood-sucking fly of the family Tabanidae: gadfly, horsefly, deer fly, blind-fly, tabanid
/klɛɡ/
Значение
значений: 2(England, Шотландия, диалектное)A blood-sucking fly of the family Tabanidae: gadfly, horsefly, deer fly, blind-fly, tabanid
(диалектное)A light breeze.
Ещё определения
- large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
Происхождение
From Middle English clege, from Old Norse kleggi. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk klegg. PoFrom Middle English clege, from Old Norse kleggi. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk klegg. Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *glōgʰ-s (“point”); compare Ancient Greek γλωχίς (glōkhís, “barb”).
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