black fly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blak flahy]
- /blæk flaɪ/
- /blæk flaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak flahy]
- /blæk flaɪ/

Definitions of black fly words

noun black fly any small blackish stout-bodied dipterous fly of the family Simuliidae, which sucks the blood of man, mammals, and birds 3
noun black fly any of a family (Simuliidae) of small, dark, dipterous flies of North American forests and mountains, whose larvae live attached to rocks in swift water: most species live on the blood of mammals and may transmit disease 3
noun black fly any of the minute, black gnats of the dipterous family Simuliidae, having aquatic larvae. 1
noun black fly Alternative spelling of blackfly. 0

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Origin of black fly

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10

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Parts of speech for Black fly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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black fly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

black fly usage trend in Literature

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