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buffalo gnat
buffalo gnatn. See black fly.buffalo gnat n (Animals) any of various small North American blood-sucking dipterous insects of the genus Simulium and related genera: family Simuliidae. Also called: black fly Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  buffalo gnat - small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammalsblack fly, blackflygnat - any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand fliesgenus Simulium, Simulium - type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies |
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buffalo gnatn. See black fly.A Simulidium spp fly measuring 1–5 mm which sucks blood and causes haemorrhagic oozing papules, edema and lymphadenopathy which, in tropical Africa and Central and South America, is a vector for Onchocerca volvulusbuffalo gnatA small dipterous insect belonging to the genus Simulium.See also: gnatbuffalo gnat
Synonyms for buffalo gnatnoun small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvaeSynonymsRelated Words- gnat
- genus Simulium
- Simulium
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