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blackfly.

A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops.

  2. Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganądeverb. Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ Proto-West Germanic *fleugā Old English flēoge Middle English flye English fly English blackfly From black + fly.

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