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Blackfly

Blackfly Meaning & Definition
Blackfly Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Blackfly?

[n] small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
[n] blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets

Synonyms | Synonyms for Blackfly: Aphis fabae | bean aphid | black fly | buffalo gnat

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See Also | aphid | Aphis | genus Aphis | genus Simulium | gnat | Simulium

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