BLACKFLY
\blˈakfla͡ɪ], \blˈakflaɪ], \b_l_ˈa_k_f_l_aɪ]\
Definitions of BLACKFLY
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blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
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small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
By Princeton University
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