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noun
A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: fly, true fly, dipterid, fly[Appendix:Glossary, bug, insect, arthropod, invertebrate, animal, creature
noun
small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: black fly, buffalo gnat
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Broader terms: gnat
noun
blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bean aphid, Aphis fabae
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aphid
History
From black + fly.
Across languages
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