English noun: blackfly | |||
1. | blackfly (animal) blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets | ||
Synonyms | Aphis fabae, bean aphid | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aphid | ||
Member meronym | Aphis, genus Aphis | ||
2. | blackfly (animal) small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals | ||
Synonyms | black fly, buffalo gnat | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gnat | ||
Member meronym | genus Simulium, Simulium | ||