blackfly
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The 13th annual Adamant Blackfly Festival on Saturday includes a combination parade and fashion show, music and blackfly pie contest in which entries are judged on their taste and blackfly homage.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2016
The festival includes a combination parade and fashion show, with music and a blackfly pie contest where entries are judged on their taste and blackfly homage.
From US News • Jun. 3, 2016
Aphids - such as greenfly and blackfly - damage plants by sucking nutrients from their sap, and can also introduce plant viruses.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2015
"They just put a line of insecticide in the river, and it kills all the blackfly larvae," he says.
From The Verge • Feb. 25, 2015
It was only nine miles over easy terrain, but the blackfly made it a torment.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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