A gold- or green-eyed horsefly of the genus Chrysops in the family Tabanidae; pests to cattle, horses and humans, feeding on their blood.
A Eurasian species of louse fly in the family Hippoboscidae, Lipoptena cervi; parasites of elk, deer and other bovine animals, sucking blood and laying eggs in the fur of the host animals.
Any small arthropod similar to an insect, including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc.
An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
A contemptible or powerless person.