zimb

1. (archaic) An Ethiopian horsefly of the genus Pangonius, destructive to livestock.Examples: "The illustrious Bruce and others imagine, that in the zimb of Abyssinia they recognize the fly plague which afflicted the Egyptians."; "The zimb-fly sometimes depopulates whole territories, causing man and beast to fly from the lowlands into the mountains or the desert. Both the scorpion and locust infest the country."Synonyms: zebubarchaic