blackfly
World English Dictionary
blackfly (ˈblækˌflaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -flies | |
| Also called: bean aphid a black aphid, Aphis fabae, that infests beans, sugar beet, and other plants | |
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| blackfly | |
noun | |
| 1. | blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets |
| 2. | small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals |
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