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black fly — any of the minute, black gnats of the dipterous family Simuliidae, having aquatic larvae. Also called buffalo gnat. [1600 10] * * * ▪ insect also called buffalo gnat , or turkey gnat any member of a family of about 1,800 species of small,… … Universalium
black fly — a small widely distributed bloodsucking insect of the genus Simulium. Black flies are also known as buffalo gnats from their humpbacked appearance. Female flies can inflict painful bites and constitute a serious pest at certain times of the year … Medical dictionary
black fly — a small widely distributed bloodsucking insect of the genus Simulium. Black flies are also known as buffalo gnats from their humpbacked appearance. Female flies can inflict painful bites and constitute a serious pest at certain times of the year … The new mediacal dictionary
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dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… … Universalium
Kokopelli — For the musical album by Kosheen see Kokopelli (album). Kokopelli and Kokopelli Mana as depicted by the Hopi Kokopelli is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player (often with a huge phallus and feathers or antenna like… … Wikipedia
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cricket — cricket1 cricketlike, adj. /krik it/, n. 1. any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in… … Universalium
North Province (Cameroon) — Geobox|Province name = North Province country = Cameroon country capital = Garoua map caption = Location of North Province within Cameroon coordinates type = adm1st lat d = 8 |lat m = 30 |lat NS = N long d = 14 |long m = 00 |long EW = E area =… … Wikipedia
blackfly — black fly n. Any of various small, dark colored biting flies of the family Simuliidae, the larvae of which attach to rocks in running streams. Also called buffalo gnat. * * * Any member of the insect family Simuliidae, comprising 300 species of… … Universalium
