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 | ||