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blackfly
CIDE DICTIONARY
blackfly,
- In the United States, a small, venomous, two-winged fly of the genus
Simulium of several species, exceedingly abundant and troublesome in the northern forests; -- called alsobuffalo gnat . The larvæ are aquatic. It sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals. [WordNet 1.5] - A black plant louse, as the bean aphis (
Aphis fabæ ), which infests e. g. beans and sugar beets; -- called alsobean aphid . [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
blackfly, n. (pl. -flies) any of various thrips or aphids, esp. Aphis fabae, infesting plants.
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