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gadfly meaning in Kannada

ತೊಣಚಿ

UK/ˈɡædflaɪ/US/ˈɡædˌflaɪ/

gadfly in Kannada: ತೊಣಚಿ, ತೊನಸೆ, ತೊಣಚೆ, ತೊಣಸಿ. In English, gadfly means any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a bot fly) or Tabanidae (horse fly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.

Kannada words for gadfly

ತೊಣಚಿ, ತೊನಸೆ, ತೊಣಚೆ, ತೊಣಸಿ, ತೊಣಸೆ, ತೊನಚಿ

English meaning of gadfly

  1. noun Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a bot fly) or Tabanidae (horse fly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.
  2. noun A person or thing that irritates or instigates.
  3. noun A person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant.
  4. noun Synonym of gadabout (“a person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others”).

Full definition of gadfly

gadfly in a sentence

  • He’s a regular gadfly and takes advantage of his friend’s generosity.

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Questions about gadfly in Kannada

What is the meaning of gadfly in Kannada?
Gadfly in Kannada is ತೊಣಚಿ, ತೊನಸೆ, ತೊಣಚೆ, ತೊಣಸಿ.
gadfly ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Gadfly: ತೊಣಚಿ, ತೊನಸೆ, ತೊಣಚೆ, ತೊಣಸಿ.
What does gadfly mean in English?
Gadfly means any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a bot fly) or Tabanidae (horse fly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: gadfly (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: gadfly (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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