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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.
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
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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