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gadfly meaning in Telugu

జోరీగ jōrīga

UK/ˈɡædflaɪ/US/ˈɡædˌflaɪ/

gadfly in Telugu: జోరీగ (jōrīga). 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.

Telugu words for gadfly

gadfly
జోరీగ jōrīga

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.

Synonyms of gadfly

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Questions about gadfly in Telugu

What is the meaning of gadfly in Telugu?
Gadfly in Telugu is జోరీగ (jōrīga).
gadfly అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Gadfly: జోరీగ (jōrīga).
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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Telugu words from Wiktionary's Telugu entries whose English meaning is “gadfly”: జోరీగ. 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 Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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