シラミバエ
シ
ラ
ミ
バ
エ
Meanings
1
louse fly; hippoboscid
usually written using kana alone
Refers to any fly of the family Hippoboscidae, which are ectoparasites of birds and mammals. The Japanese name literally means 'louse fly'.
Louse flies parasitize birds and mammals.
There was a louse fly on the pigeon.