"Gadfly" is a word in ENGLISH

A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus Trypeta, which lays its eggs in the nostrils or in wounds of man …

A dipterous insect of the family (Estridae, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals, …

A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their …

A genus of small dipterous files, including several very injurious species, as the Hessian fly. See Hessian fly.

A genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito.

A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus Tipula, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and …

Having a double row of columns on each on the flanks, as well as in front and rear; -- said …

Having two wings only; belonging to the order Diptera.

Having two wings, as certain insects; belonging to the order Diptera.

Having two wings; two-winged.

A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. See Eristalis.

A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larvae) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiracles at …

Any dipterous insect; as, the house fly; flesh fly; black fly. See Diptera, and Illust. in Append.

A dipterous larva used as fish bait.

A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females have a proboscis armed with …

A genus of dipterous insects including the horsefly or horse tick.

Any dipterous fly of the family Tabanidae, that stings horses, and sucks their blood.

Any of numerous insects which, in the larval state, excavate galleries in the parenchyma of leaves. They are mostly minute …

A genus of dipterous insects, including the common house fly, and numerous allied species.

A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennae, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera.