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blackfly

noun

Small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals

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Word length
8
Starts with
B
Ends with
Y
Contains
LA
Scrabble score
22

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noun

  1. Small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals

noun

  1. Blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets

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