GADFLY PETREL

Meaning of GADFLY PETREL in English

any of several species of petrels distinguished from others by their fluttering type of flight. See petrel.

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PETREL — ~
English interlingue dictionary
GADFLY — tabane
English interlingue dictionary
PETREL — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier pitteral Date: 1676 any of numerous seabirds (especially families Procellariidae and Hydrobatidae)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GADFLY — noun Etymology: 1gad Date: 1593 any of various flies (as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PETREL — Any of numerous seabirds (order Procellariiformes, particularly family Procellariidae), including 24 species (genera Pterodroma and Bulweria ) called gadfly petrels …
Английский словарь Британика
PETREL — ˈpe.trəl sometimes ˈpē.- noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of earlier pitteral, perhaps irregular from St. Peter died A.D.67? disciple …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GADFLY — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: gad (I) + fly 1. : any of various flies (as a tabanid, botfly, or warble fly) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETREL — (n.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, or Mother …
Английский словарь Webster
GADFLY — (n.) Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied genera of botflies.
Английский словарь Webster
PETREL — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GADFLY — ( n. ) Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied genera of botflies.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PETREL — /pe"treuhl/ , n. any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae. Cf. storm petrel, diving petrel …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GADFLY — /gad"fluy'/ , n. , pl. gadflies . 1. any of various flies, as a stable fly or warble fly, that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETREL — n. type of small seabird
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GADFLY — n. bloodsucking fly; (Informal) person who annoys everyone around him (with questions, ideas, plans, requests, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PETREL — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier pitteral Date: 1676 : any of numerous seabirds (especially families Procellariidae and Hydrobatidae) ; especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GADFLY — noun Etymology: gad (I) Date: 1593 1. : any of various flies (as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PETREL — noun any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family procellaridae. the small petrels, or mother …
Webster English vocab
GADFLY — noun any dipterous insect of the genus oestrus, and allied genera of botflies.
Webster English vocab
PETREL — [ 'pɛtr(ə)l ] ■ noun a seabird related to the shearwaters, typically flying far from land. [Many species, chiefly in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GADFLY — ■ noun ( plural gadflies ) 1》 a fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly. 2》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PETREL — [pe.trel] n [alter. of earlier pitteral] (1676): any of numerous seabirds (esp. families Procellariidae and Hydrobatidae); esp: one of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GADFLY — [gad.fly] n [[1]gad] (1626) 1: any of various flies (as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PETREL — any of a number of seabirds of the order Procellariiformes, particularly certain members of the family Procellariidae, which also includes …
Britannica English vocabulary
PETREL — petrel BrE AmE ˈpetr ə l (= petrol) ▷ petrel|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GADFLY — gad|fly BrE AmE ˈɡæd |flaɪ ▷ gad|flies flaɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PETREL — / ˈpetrəl; NAmE / noun a black and white bird that can fly over the sea a long way from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GADFLY — / ˈgædflaɪ; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) (usually disapproving ) a person who annoys or criticizes other people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PETREL — pet ‧ rel /ˈpetrəl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from Saint Peter ] a black …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GADFLY — gad ‧ fly /ˈɡædflaɪ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural gadflies ) [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: gad 'pointed stick' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PETREL — n. any of various sea birds of the family Procellariidae or Hydrobatidae, usu. flying far from land. [17th c. (also …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GADFLY — n. (pl. -flies) 1 a cattle-biting fly, esp. a warble fly, horsefly, or bot-fly. 2 an irritating or harassing person. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PETREL — n. any of various sea birds of the family Procellariidae or Hydrobatidae, usu. flying far from land. [ 17th c. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GADFLY — n. (pl. -flies) 1 a cattle-biting fly, esp. a warble fly, horsefly, or bot-fly. 2 an irritating or harassing person. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PETREL — n. any of various sea birds of the family Procellariidae or Hydrobatidae, usu. flying far from land. Etymology: 17th c. …
Oxford English vocab
GADFLY — n. (pl. -flies) 1. a cattle-biting fly, esp. a warble fly, horsefly, or bot-fly. 2 an irritating or harassing person. …
Oxford English vocab
PETREL — ( petrels) A petrel is a type of sea bird which often flies a long way from land. There are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GADFLY — ( gadflies) If you refer to someone as a gadfly , you believe that they deliberately annoy or challenge other …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PETREL — (~s) A ~ is a type of sea bird which often flies a long way from land. There are many …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GADFLY — (gadflies) If you refer to someone as a ~, you believe that they deliberately annoy or challenge other people, especially …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PETREL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Brown and McCormick's skuas and Wilson's petrels fly as far as temperate latitudes of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GADFLY — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Hirschfield, a wealthy political gadfly , spoke at the conference. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PETREL — [noun] [C] - a sea bird with a curved beak, that spends most of its life flying over the sea
Cambridge English vocab
PETREL — n. Any of numerous seabirds (order Procellariiformes, particularly family Procellariidae), including 24 species (genera Pterodroma and Bulweria ) called gadfly …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GADFLY — Synonyms and related words : abettor, actuator, animator, cajoler, coax, coaxer, encourager, energizer, firer, gad, galvanizer, goad, impeller, inducer, inspirer, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GADFLY — n. Breese, horsefly, botfly.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
GADFLY — n. annoying person a ~ to (the reporter was a constant ~ to the government)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
PETREL — pelter
Anagrams English vocabulary
PETREL — сущ.; зоол. буревестник (зоология) буревестник (Pterodroma) - stormy * качурка малая (Hydrobates pelagicus) petrel зоол. буревестник stormy ~ зоол. буревестник, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GADFLY — Gadfly gadfly овод, слепень
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GADFLY — Овод
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PETREL — petrel.ogg ʹpetrəl n зоол. буревестник ( Pterodroma ) stormy petrel - качурка малая ( Hydrobates pelagicus )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GADFLY — сущ.1) овод, слепень 2) надоедливый человек The reporter was a constant gadfly to the government. — Журналист ужасно досаждал государству. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PETREL — n зоол. буревестник ( Pterodroma ) stormy petrel - качурка малая ( Hydrobates pelagicus )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GADFLY — сущ. 1) овод, слепень 2) надоедливый человек The reporter was a constant gadfly to the government. — Журналист ужасно досаждал …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GADFLY — сущ. 1) овод, слепень 2) надоедливый человек The reporter was a constant gadfly to the government. — Журналист ужасно досаждал государству. Syn: breeze, horse-fly, bot-fly, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PETREL — буревестник; буревестник (Procellaria); pl буревестники (Procellariidae) - Antarctic petrel - ashy petrel - black fork-tailed petrel - black petrel - black-capped petrel - blue petrel - blue-footed …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GADFLY — 1) слепень (Tabanus) 2) pl носоглоточные оводы (Oestridae) • - stout-billed gadfly
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PETREL — буревестник; буревестник ( Procellaria ) ; pl буревестники ( Procellariidae ) - Antarctic petrel - ashy petrel - black fork-tailed …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
GADFLY — 1) слепень ( Tabanus ) 2) pl носоглоточные оводы ( Oestridae ) • - stout-billed gadfly
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PETREL — сущ.; зоол. буревестник (зоология) буревестник (Pterodroma) - stormy * качурка малая (Hydrobates pelagicus) petrel зоол. буревестник stormy ~ зоол. буревестник, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GADFLY — Gadfly gadfly овод, слепень
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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