English
Noun
gadfly (plural gadflies)
- Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied group of botflies .
- A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid[ae], noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood
- A horsefly
- They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects.
- (slang) A bloodsucker
- That person is a regular gadfly and takes advantage of his friend's generosity.
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