Definition of Gadly
Gad"fly` (?), n.; pl.
Gadflies (#). [Gad + fly.]
(Zoöl.) Any dipterous insect of the genus
Oestrus, and allied genera of botflies.
&fist; The sheep gadfly (Oestrus ovis) deposits its
young in the nostrils of sheep, and the larvæ develop in the
frontal sinuses. The common species which infests cattle
(Hypoderma bovis) deposits its eggs upon or in the skin where
the larvæ or bots live and produce sores called wormels.
The gadflies of the horse produce the intestinal parasites
called bots. See Botfly, and Bots. The true
horseflies are often erroneously called gadflies, and the true
gadflies are sometimes incorrectly called breeze
flies.
Gadfly petrel (Zoöl.), one of
several small petrels of the genus Oestrelata.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied group of botflies.
- A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood
- A horsefly
- They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects.
- (slang) A bloodsucker
- That person is a regular gadfly and takes advantage of his friend's generosity.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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