cleg C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /klɛɡ/ UK /klɛɡ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a horsefly or gadfly, especially in northern British and Irish usage A cleg landed on the horse and delivered a painful bite. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a horsefly or gadfly,... horseflygadflyclegg Word family Forms clegs Related forms tabaniddeer fly Etymology From Middle English clege, borrowed from Old Norse kleggi ("horsefly"). The regional English word is cognate with modern Norwegian klegg and is also spelled clegg. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cleg **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /klɛɡ/ **IPA (UK):** /klɛɡ/ ## Meanings 1. a horsefly or gadfly, especially in northern British and Irish usage ## Examples - A cleg landed on the horse and delivered a painful bite. ## Synonyms - horsefly - gadfly - clegg ## Related Forms - tabanid - deer fly ## Etymology From Middle English clege, borrowed from Old Norse kleggi ("horsefly"). The regional English word is cognate with modern Norwegian klegg and is also spelled clegg. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown