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Buffalo gnat

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black fly

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

Origin:
1600–10
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black fly  
n.  Any of various small, dark-colored biting flies of the family Simuliidae, the larvae of which attach to rocks in running streams. Also called buffalo gnat.
buffalo gnat  
n.  See black fly.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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