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gadfly

gad·fly [ gád fl ] (plural gad·flies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fly that bites livestock: a fly that irritates livestock by biting them and sucking their blood. Horseflies are a type of gadfly. Family Tabanidae.

2. somebody annoying: somebody regarded as persistently annoying or irritating

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