Definition of kangaroo fly in English:
kangaroo fly
nounPlural kangaroo flies
Australian A small biting fly which causes intense irritation.
in the evening, the kangaroo flies became very troublesome
Example sentencesExamples
- Their life was made miserable by myriads of mosquitoes and a pest called the kangaroo-fly, but through it all Charles remained steadfast.
- Sorely tried by leeches clinging to their legs and by flesh-biting kangaroo flies, they followed the river for 60 miles.
- If it was not mosquitoes, it was kangaroo-flies.
- The explorers were much persecuted by mosquitoes and a terribly irritating fly called the kangaroo fly.
- Our camp was infested by the kangaroo fly, which settled upon us in thousands.