(n) small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals, Syn.buffalo gnat, black fly
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
, (Zool.) 1. In the United States, a small, venomous, two-winged fly of the genus Simulium of several species, exceedingly abundant and troublesome in the northern forests; -- called also buffalo gnat. The larvæ are aquatic. It sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals. [ WordNet 1.5 + WordNet 1.5 ]
2. A black plant louse, as the bean aphis (Aphis fabæ), which infests e. g. beans and sugar beets; -- called also bean aphid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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