blackfly

Other forms: blackflies

Definitions of blackfly
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    gnat
    any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
  2. noun
    blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
    synonyms: Aphis fabae, bean aphid
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    type of:
    aphid
    any of various small plant-sucking insects
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