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noun (plural:gadflies)
- Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied group of botfly, botflies.
- A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals and sucking their blood.
- A horsefly.
- One who upsets the status quo by posing upsetting or novel questions, or attempt to stimulate innovation by proving an irritant wikipedia:gadfly (social), see Wikipedia.
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(slang) A bloodsucker
- He's a regular and takes advantage of his friend's generosity.
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| German cockroach |
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(zoology) Blattella germanica; Croton bug. See cockroach.
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| glowworm |
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The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
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| Gnat |
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proper noun (plural:Gnats)
- A type of jet fighter aircraft.
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| goldeneye |
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noun (wikipedia, Goldeneye (duck))
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any of several seaducks, of the genus Bucephala, having black and white plumage; the whistler
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any of several lacewings of the family Chrysopidae; the golden-eyed fly
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| grasshopper |
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A herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera noted for its ability to jump long distances.
- An alcoholic beverage made with green crème de menthe.
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| gravedigger |
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noun
- A person employed to dig graves.
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| grayling |
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noun (pl=grayling, pl2=graylings)
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Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.
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A species of butterfly, Hipparchia semele, of the family Nymphalidae.
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| greenfly |
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noun (pluralgreenflies)
- A green aphid that is a common pest of garden plants, houseplants, and crops.
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| grub |
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(countable) An immature stage in the life cycle of an insect; a larva.
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(context, uncountable, slang) Food.
verb (grubb, ing)
- To scavenge or in some way scrounge, typically for food.
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| gypsy moth |
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noun- This moth was brought to the United States in a failed attempt to start a silkworm industry. Escaping soon after, the gypsy moth has become, over the last century, a major pest in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.
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