black gnats

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• black fly — any of the minute, black gnats of the dipterous family Simuliidae, having aquatic larvae. Also called buffalo gnat. [1600 10] * * * ▪ insect also called  buffalo gnat , or  turkey gnat   any member of a family of about 1,800 species of small,… …   Universalium

• black fly — black′ fly or black′fly , n. ent any of various black biting gnats, of the family Simuliidae, that deposit their eggs in forest streams and are aquatic as larvae • Etymology: 1600–10 …   From formal English to slang

• black fly — a small widely distributed bloodsucking insect of the genus Simulium. Black flies are also known as buffalo gnats from their humpbacked appearance. Female flies can inflict painful bites and constitute a serious pest at certain times of the year …   Medical dictionary

• black fly — a small widely distributed bloodsucking insect of the genus Simulium. Black flies are also known as buffalo gnats from their humpbacked appearance. Female flies can inflict painful bites and constitute a serious pest at certain times of the year …   The new mediacal dictionary

• black fly — /ˈblæk flaɪ/ (say blak fluy) noun any of the minute, black bodied gnats of the dipterous family Simuliidae; the larvae are aquatic …  

• dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… …   Universalium

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