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BLACKFLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
Synonyms:
black fly; blackfly; buffalo gnat
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("blackfly" is a kind of...):
gnat (any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies)
Holonyms ("blackfly" is a member of...):
genus Simulium; Simulium (type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
Synonyms:
Aphis fabae; bean aphid; blackfly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("blackfly" is a kind of...):
aphid (any of various small plant-sucking insects)
Holonyms ("blackfly" is a member of...):
Aphis; genus Aphis (type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables)
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