gadflies

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Definition of gadflies in English English dictionary: plural of gadfly
gadfly: One who upsets the status quo by posing upsetting or novel questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by proving an irritant
gadfly: A horsefly: any of various species of fly, of the family Tabanid, noted for buzzing about animals and sucking their blood
gadfly: {n} a fly that stings cattle, the breeze-flye
gadfly: If you refer to someone as a gadfly, you believe that they deliberately annoy or challenge other people, especially people in authority
gadfly: Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied group of botflies
gadfly: a persistently annoying person
gadfly: A bloodsucker
gadfly: One who upsets the status quo by posing upsetting or novel questions, or attempt to stimulate innovation by proving an irritant
gadfly: any of various large flies that annoy livestock
gadfly: A horsefly
gadfly: A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid[ae], noted for buzzing about animals and sucking their blood
gadfly: Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied genera of botflies
gadfly: {i} bloodsucking fly; (Informal) person who annoys everyone around him (with questions, ideas, plans, requests, etc.)