BLACKFLY


Meaning of BLACKFLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈblak-ˌflī ]

noun

( plural -flies or -fly )

Date: 1608

: any of various small dark-colored insects ; especially : any of a family (Simuliidae and especially genus Simulium ) of bloodsucking dipteran flies whose larvae usually live in flowing streams

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.