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What (who) is gad-fly - definition

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Gad-Fly; Gadflies; Gad fly; Gadfly (disambiguation); The Gadfly (disambiguation)

gadfly         
n.
Breese, horsefly, botfly.
Gadfly         
·noun Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied genera of botflies.
gadfly         
¦ noun (plural gadflies)
1. a fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly.
2. an annoying and provocative person.
Origin
C16: from gad1, or obs. gad 'goad, spike', from ON gaddr, of Gmc origin; related to yard1.

Wikipedia

Gadfly

Gadfly most commonly refers to:

  • Horse fly or botfly
  • Gadfly (philosophy and social science), a person who upsets the status quo

Gadfly may also refer to: