Shirabe
虫 引 虻
English jmdict
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone robber fly (any fly of family Asilidae)
Other forms 虫曳虻 【むしひきあぶ】 · 食虫虻 【むしひきあぶ】

虻あぶ

Noun
English jmdict
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone horsefly;gadfly
見たこともないような数の虻が、私にまとわりついてきたのです。
More horseflies than I'd ever seen came and flew around me.
Other forms 蝱 【あぶ】 (word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage)