gad-fly

  • 1gad|fly — «GAD FLY», noun, plural flies. 1. a fly that bites cattle, horses, and other animals, and sucks their blood. The horsefly and botfly are two kinds. 2. Figurative. a person who constantly irritates or annoys, especially to bring about changes in… …

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  • 2gad fly — tabanid …

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  • 3gad·fly — /ˈgædˌflaı/ noun, pl flies [count] : someone who annoys people by being very critical a political gadfly [=a person who criticizes politicians, political decisions, etc.] …

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  • 4gad-fly — …

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  • 5horse fly — any bloodsucking, usually large fly of the family Tabanidae, esp. of the genus Tabanus, a serious pest of horses, cattle, etc. [1350 1400; ME horsfleeye] * * * ▪ insect  any member of the insect family Tabanidae (order Diptera), but more… …

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  • 6bot fly — ▪ insect  any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, in which the adults are beelike in appearance and hairy but without bristles. The larvae are parasitic on mammals.  Horse bot flies (subfamily Gasterophilinae) include species …

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  • 7horse-fly — n. Breese, gad fly …

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  • 8Characters of Gad Guard — This is a listing and summary of the characters of Gad Guard. The characters were designed by Masahiro Aizawa based on original designs by Yoshitsune Izuna.Main charactersHajiki Sanada*Age: 16Hajiki is the main protagonist of Gad Guard and is a… …

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  • 9List of Gad Guard characters — This is a listing and summary of the characters of Gad Guard. The characters were designed by Masahiro Aizawa based on original designs by Yoshitsune Izuna. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Hajiki Sanada 1.1.1 Lightning 1.2 …

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  • 10Warble fly — Taxobox name = Warble flies regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera subordo = Brachycera infraordo = Muscomorpha… …

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