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bull-fly

bull-fly noun: any large fly troublesome to cattle, such as the gadfly.

Noun

bull-fly (plural bull-flies)

  1. Any large fly troublesome to cattle, such as the gadfly.

Forms of bull-fly

pluralbull-flies

Questions about bull-fly

What does bull-fly mean?
Bull-fly means any large fly troublesome to cattle, such as the gadfly.
What part of speech is bull-fly?
Bull-fly is a noun.
What is the plural of bull-fly?
The plural of bull-fly is bull-flies.

Words near bull-fly in the dictionary

  1. bull-fighting
  2. bull-fightings
  3. bull-finch
  4. bull-finches
  5. bull-flies
  6. bull-fly
  7. bull-fuck
  8. bull-headed
  9. bull-horn
  10. bull-horns
  11. bull-in-a-china-shop

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