gadfly

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Synonyms: gad fly

Antonyms: gad fly

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Noun

1. Any {{l|en|dipterous|t=[[two#Numeral|two]]-[[winged#Adjective|winged]]}} [[insect]] or [[fly#Noun|fly]] of the [[family]] {{taxfmt|Oestridae|family}} ([[commonly]] [[know#Verb|known]] as a [[bot fly]]) or {{taxfmt|Tabanidae|family}} ([[horse fly]]), [[note#Verb|noted]] for [[irritate|irritating]] [[animal]]s by [[buzz#Verb|buzzing]] about them, and [[bite#Verb|biting]] them to [[suck#Verb|suck]] their [[blood#Noun|blood]]; a [[gadbee]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative|also|attributive}}

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