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Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.
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gadfly
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gadfly
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家畜や動物を騒がせ、ぶんぶんと飛び回って血を吸うことから、動物に刺して悩ませる吸血性の双翅類(はねをもつ昆虫)の総称。具体的にはボットフライ(ウジ虫を媒介する)やタバナバエ(馬蹄虫)などが含まれる。
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