blackfly

See also: black fly

English

Alternative forms

black fly

Etymology

black +‎ fly

Noun

blackfly (plural blackflies)

A black or dark green aphid that is a common pest of agricultural crops.
Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae.

Translations

agricultural pest

Finnish: kirva (fi)

Russian: свеклови́чная тля f (sveklovíčnaja tlja)

fly of the Simuliidae

Danish: kvægmyg
Esperanto: kuleto, similio
Finnish: mäkärä (fi), mäkäräinen
Japanese: 蚋 (ja) (ブユ, ぶゆ, buyu)

Latvian: knislis m
Russian: мо́шка (ru) f (móška)
Swedish: knott (sv) c

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Irish: ^{(please verify)} cuil dhubh f, ^{(please verify)} cuileog dhubh f

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