black fly


noun
  1. any of the minute, black gnats of the dipterous family Simuliidae, having aquatic larvae.

Origin of black fly

1
First recorded in 1600–10

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British Dictionary definitions for blackfly (1 of 2)

blackfly

/ (ˈblækˌflaɪ) /


nounplural -flies
  1. a black aphid, Aphis fabae, that infests beans, sugar beet, and other plants: Also called: bean aphid

British Dictionary definitions for black fly (2 of 2)

black fly

noun
  1. any small blackish stout-bodied dipterous fly of the family Simuliidae, which sucks the blood of man, mammals, and birds: See also buffalo gnat

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