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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blackfly/ˈblakflʌɪ/

▶noun (pl. same or blackflies)

1 a black or dark green aphid which is a common pest of crops and gardens. [Aphis fabae and other species.]

2 a small black bloodsucking fly which can transmit a number of serious diseases. [Simulium and other genera.]

'blackfly' also found in these Oxford entries:

aphid - sandfly

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