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Definition of Gadflies
1. gadfly [n] - See also: gadfly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gadflies
Literary usage of Gadflies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Okavango River: A Narrative of Travel, Exploration and Adventure by Charles John Andersson (1861)
"One of the causes of this scarcity of wild animals was to be found in the swarms
of gadflies, of the most venomous description, which infest this region. ..."
2. Animal Parasites and Human Disease by Asa Crawford Chandler (1922)
"gadflies (Tabanidae) General Account. — Although primarily of importance as
blood-thirsty ... The gadflies are of large size and heavy build (Fig. 224A). ..."
3. The Heart of Africa: Three Years' Travels and Adventures in the Unexplored by Georg August Schweinfurth (1874)
"gadflies. Giant snails. A man carries three canoes. Repair of the sail-yard.
Fashoda the most southern military station. ..."
4. The Pre- and Proto-historic Finns, Both Eastern and Western, with the Magic by baron John Abercromby Abercromby, John Abercromby (1898)
"FOR STINGS FROM WASPS, gadflies, AND OTHER INSECTS. Outrageous wasp! who bade
thee do this evil deed, incited thee to a sneaking act, what fool made such a ..."
5. Seventeen Trips Through Somaliland and a Visit to Abyssinia: With by Harald G. C. Swayne (1903)
"... Varieties of camels—Somali camel willing and gentle—Method of loading camels—On
the march—Weight of loads—Marching hours — Scourges, gadflies, ticks, ..."
6. The Long White Mountan: Or, A Journey in Manchuria, with Some Account of the by Henry Evan Murchison James (1888)
"... cultivators—Converts—Midges and gadflies—Chinese system of loading mules—'
The lunatic' mule—• System of travel. ..."
7. The American Veterinary Journal (1856)
"Gentlemen, I have the honor to be, Your most obedient servant, gadflies. MA CUMING,
VS " THE gadfly not only persecutes by its bites, during summer healthy ..."
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