Word: Gadfly
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from gad, or obsolete gad ‘goad, spike’, from Old Norse gaddr, of Germanic origin; related to yard
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡadflʌɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly.
Short Definition:fly that bites livestock
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