blackflynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈblæk.flaɪ/us/ˈblæk.flaɪ/a small black insect with two wings that feeds on the juices of plants:
Do your broad beans suffer from blackfly (= are they attacked by blackfly)?
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Insect names
- anopheles
- ant
- aphid
- beastie
- bedbug
- daddy longlegs
- deathwatch beetle
- dragonfly
- earwig
- earworm
- insect
- ladybird
- lice
- lightning bug
- locust
- silverfish
- stick insect
- termite
- tortoiseshell butterfly
- tsetse fly
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