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blackfly

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: blackfly

1
 n
small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
2
 n
blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: blackfly
1

n small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals

Synonyms:
black fly, buffalo gnat
Type of:
gnat
any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
2

n blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets

Synonyms:
Aphis fabae, bean aphid
Type of:
aphid
any of various small plant-sucking insects
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