gadflies

We have found lemma(root) word of gadflies : gadfly.

Definitions


[ˈɡadflʌɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly


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Origin:
late 16th century: from gad, or obsolete gad ‘goad, spike’, from Old Norse gaddr, of Germanic origin; related to yard




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