blackfly

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blackfly

noun blackflies · black fly

  1. A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops.
  2. Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae. According to Bonnie Louison, […] Axel made a mistake when she didn't consult western Massachusetts women about the time and place of the event. Louison said that Axel didn't realize that June is black fly season, that the area is in the grip of a severe drought, […]

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noun agricultural pest

Русскийсвеклови́чная тля sveklovíčnaja tlja

noun fly of the Simuliidae

Españolmosca negra
日本語蚋
Portuguêsborrachudo
DeutschKriebelmücke
Русскиймо́шка móška

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@misc{blackfly_2026,
  title = {blackfly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blackfly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}