Definition of Black fly

1. Noun. Small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals.

Exact synonyms: Blackfly, Buffalo Gnat
Generic synonyms: Gnat
Group relationships: Genus Simulium, Simulium

Definition of Black fly

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of blackfly) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Fly

black diamond
black disease
black drop effect
black duck
black dwarf
black dwarfs
black economy
black elder
black elderberry
black eye
black eyes
black felt cup
black fever
black flag
black flags
black fly (current term)
black fox
black friar
black friars
black fritillary
black game
black garden ant
black gold
black grama
black greasewood
black grouse
black grouses
black guillemot
black guillemots
black gum

Literary usage of Black fly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Physical Basis of Heredity by Thomas Hunt Morgan (1919)
"For instance, if a black fly with long wings is crossed to a wild-type fly with vestigial wings (Fig. 34), the Ft offspring will be wild type both in their ..."

2. The Red River Settlement: Its Rise, Progress, and Present State: With Some by Alexander Ross (1856)
"... frosts—Crops destroyed—Chain of cross purposes—Preamble— The three imposing months—The stranger—Mosquitoes—Bulldogs—The black fly—The ramble—Canadians ..."

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