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Noun: buffalo gnat  'bú-fu,low nat
  1. Small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
    - blackfly, black fly

Derived forms: buffalo gnat, buffalo gnats

Type of: gnat

Part of: genus Simulium, Simulium

Encyclopedia: Buffalo gnat