black fly

noun

any of the minute, black gnats of the dipterous family Simuliidae, having aquatic larvae.
Also called buffalo gnat.

Origin of black fly

First recorded in 1600–10

Words nearby black fly

black english vernacular, black eye, black ferns, black flag, black flux, black fly, black fog, black forest, black forest cake, black fox, black friar

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British Dictionary definitions for blackfly (1 of 2)

blackfly
/ (ˈblækˌflaɪ) /

noun plural -flies

a black aphid, Aphis fabae, that infests beans, sugar beet, and other plants Also called: bean aphid

British Dictionary definitions for blackfly (2 of 2)

black fly

noun

any small blackish stout-bodied dipterous fly of the family Simuliidae, which sucks the blood of man, mammals, and birds See also buffalo gnat

Medical definitions for blackfly

black fly

n.

Any of various small dark humpbacked flies of whom the females are aggressive biters and serve as vectors in the transmission of onchocerciasis.