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Meanings of black fly in inglês
português
simuliidae Small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals.
Sinônimos
Examples for "blackfly"
Examples for "blackfly"
1
There are particularly abundant crops of hefty blackfly and greenfly this year.
2
The blackfly and mosquito attack both man and beast in maddening millions.
3
Tribes of mosquito and blackfly come to Judah and bleed him terribly.
4
Tells about numerous blackfly bites, using insect repellent and not seeing a single fish.
5
It was only nine miles over easy terrain, but the blackfly made it a torment.
1
Buffalo gnats and tsetse were very troublesome on this march, owing to the numerous herds of game in the vicinity.
2
As it was, she and Charity were both engulfed in a gritty brown cloud of powdered earth, undefined filth and bothersome, ever-present buffalo gnats.
Usage of black fly in inglês
1
But the black fly is at the bottom of the moral scale.
2
After a minute, a large black fly buzzed close to his head.
3
A black fly lit on her cheek and she swatted it away savagely.
4
Vaylo batted away a black fly and turned his thoughts to the now.
5
A black fly kept buzzing around her bony ankles, dodging her mad slaps.
6
A great grayish- black fly was slowing birthing itself from the collapsing remains of his cookie.
7
Mosquito, black fly, sand fly-theyare all alike cannibals.
8
The doctor's hand flapped madly at a black fly that was buzzing near his eyeball.
9
Every bump the larva of a black fly.
10
Not at Coldmoat. A fat black fly buzzed around his head and lighted on his arm.
11
The black fly darts at you quietly, settles down on an un-get-at-able spot, and sucks your blood.
12
And again: "Gnats...in my way of thinking, are much worse than the black fly or mosquito."
13
In either case, the plants must be watched carefully for black fly, which can be kept off with Aphine.
14
What the Malays call demum is not the genuine malaria, but probably due to the merotu, a troublesome little black fly.
15
The St. Regis and St. Francis Indians, although born and reared in the woods, by no means make light of the black fly.
16
His first interview with the black fly left his face in such a condition that he was glad he lived in a wilderness.
This collocation consists of:
Black fly through the time
Black fly across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common