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  Stable \Sta"ble\, n. [OF. estable, F. ['e]table, from L.
     stabulum, fr. stare to stand. See Stand, v. i.]
     A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in;
     esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a
     horse stable; a cow stable. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Stable fly (Zo["o]l.), a common dipterous fly ({Stomoxys
        calcitrans) which is abundant about stables and often
        enters dwellings, especially in autumn; called also
        biting house fly. These flies, unlike the common house
        flies, which they resemble, bite severely, and are
        troublesome to horses and cattle. They differ from the
        larger horse fly.
        [1913 Webster]

  biting house fly /bˈaɪtɪŋ hˈaʊs flˈaɪ/
  Gemeine Stechfliege , Brennfliege , Stallfliege , Wadenstecher , Wadenbeißer  [ugs.]  [zool.]
           Note: Stomoxys caiciltrans
     Synonyms: stable fly, barn fly
  
   see: stable flies, barn flies, biting house flies