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PRONUNCIATION OF BUFFALO GNAT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUFFALO GNAT

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Buffalo gnat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUFFALO GNAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

buffalo gnat

Black fly

A black fly is any member of the family Simuliidae of the Culicomorpha infraorder. They are related to the Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, and Thaumaleidae. Over 1,800 species of black flies are known. Most species belong to the immense genus Simulium. Most black flies gain nourishment by feeding on the blood of mammals, including humans, although the males feed mainly on nectar. They are usually small, black or gray, with short legs, and antennae. They are a common nuisance for humans, and many U.S. states have programs to suppress the black fly population. They spread several diseases, including river blindness in Africa and the Americas.

Definition of buffalo gnat in the English dictionary

The definition of buffalo gnat in the dictionary is any of various small North American blood-sucking dipterous insects of the genus Simulium and related genera: family Simuliidae Also called: black fly.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BUFFALO GNAT

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Synonyms and antonyms of buffalo gnat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «buffalo gnat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUFFALO GNAT

Find out the translation of buffalo gnat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of buffalo gnat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «buffalo gnat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水牛蚊蚋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

búfalo mosquito
570 millions of speakers

English

buffalo gnat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भैंस कुटकी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الجاموس البعوضه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

буйвол комар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

búfalo mosquito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভিজা মশা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

buffle moucheron
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buffalo gnat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Büffel Mücke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バッファローブヨ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

버팔로 모기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buffalo gnat
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

trâu con muỗi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எருமை கன்னம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

म्हैस मँट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Manda gangtı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

buffalo gnat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

komar bawół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

буйвол комар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bivol țânțar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

buffalo σκνίπα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

buffels muggie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

buffel gnat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

buffalo mygg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of buffalo gnat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUFFALO GNAT»

The term «buffalo gnat» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.235 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUFFALO GNAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about buffalo gnat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUFFALO GNAT»

Discover the use of buffalo gnat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to buffalo gnat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Texas Bug Book: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Stink Bug, Spined Soldier Bug, Squash Bug, Stink Bug, Tarnished Plant Bug BUFFALO GNAT COMMON NAMES: Black Fly, Buffalo Gnat, Turkey Gnat SCIENTIFIC NAME: Order Diptera, family Simuliidae, Simulium meridionals SIZE: Larva ...
Howard Garrett, C. Malcolm Beck, 2005
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Urban Insects and Arachnids: A Handbook of Urban Entomology
Buffalo gnat, Cnephiapecuarum This is the simuliid originally called the buffalo gnat. It is a serious pest to humans and livestock throughout the region. The common name, buffalo gnat, may be linked to the general shape of this fly, or to its ...
William H. Robinson, 2005
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The Old Santa Fe Trail
Here the stranger had his first mass encounter with the buffalo gnat, which filled the air, and drove human victims and their animals half mad with pain and vexation. The buffalo gnat was a small black insect. It not only attacked the bare face ...
Stanley Vestal, 1996
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Gregg's Commerce of the Prairies, Or, the Journal of a Sante ...
I allude to a small black insect generally known to prairie travellers as the 'buffalo -gnat.' It not only attacks the face and hands, but even contrives to insinuate itself under the clothing, upon the breast and arms, and other covered parts. Here it ...
Josiah Gregg, 2007
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Downcanyon: A Naturalist Explores the Colorado River Through ...
Buffalo gnat larvae cluster both on rocks and limestone ledges, little black threads, buffeted by a rapid current that delivers oxygen to their door but requires that they be anchored firmly by a posterior sucker. Buffalo gnats belong to a fly family, ...
Ann Zwinger, 1995
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Commerce of the Prairies
I allude to a small black insect generally known to prairie travellers as the ' buffalo -gnat.' It not only attacks the face and hands, but even contrives to insinuate itself under the clothing, upon the breast and arms, and other covered parts. Here it ...
Josiah Gregg, 2010
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Fort Pillow, a Civil War Massacre, and Public Memory
The buffalo gnat stayed active longer than its normal two-week period that spring. Fitch moved his horses and mules to the Tennessee shore, where the gnats seemed less numerous. The caretakers tried keeping the animals in swamp water ...
John Cimprich, 2005
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Hiking with Jesus
One kind of gnat, called the buffalo gnat, can drive a full-grown horse crazy. Can you believe something so small can be so pesky? What do you think Jesus was talking about in today's verse? Actually, He was talking about the same thing He  ...
Jim Feldbush, 2002
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Wilderness Camping & Hiking
... fever Onchocerciassis Chagas' disease Insect Mosquito Mosquito Mosquito Mosquito Mosquito Body louse Tick Flea Flea Larval mite (chigger) Sand fly ( Phlebotomus) Sand fly (Phlebotomus) Black fly (buffalo gnat) Conenosed bug ( kissing ...
Paul Tawrell, 2008
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History of the Expedition Under the Command of Lewis and Clark
(modem), 1152 crossings, 1 166 lads., 57 isl., 37 pre., 83, 84 rap., 1 161 shoals, 1 161 buffalo-berry, 84, 176 buffalo-chip, 424 Buffalo-crossing cr., 1164, 1165, 1166 buffalo-gnat, 409 buffalo-pecker, 1081 Buffon, 848 Bufo americanus, 1018  ...
Elliot Coues, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUFFALO GNAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term buffalo gnat is used in the context of the following news items.
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COONRIDGE DIGEST - For Hoolie, It Was All About The Show
All was going well until the buffalo gnat crawled inside Hoolie's shirt. He was holding the lighted punk in his hand when he took the first swat ... «thejournal-news.net, Jun 15»
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Don Davis: Prepare for the insect invasion
This includes the eye gnat which insists on flying in your face and the buffalo gnat, which bites and leaves a swollen reddish welt on your skin. «Lynchburg News and Advance, Jun 15»
3
Snakes and Spiders in Iceland
The female black fly, also known as the buffalo gnat, will bite once after laying her eggs. This usually happens in late May to early June, ... «IcelandReview, May 15»
4
Young Cooper's hawk travels 1100 miles from Minnesota to Texas
It's a nickname for the buffalo gnat, otherwise known as a black fly or turkey gnat. The females feed on the blood of mammals. Nature lessons. «Albert Lea Tribune, Nov 14»
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Twin Falls County Battles Black Flies, Urges Others to Join
Hill lives between a canal and the Snake River near Burley — prime breeding grounds for the pesky black fly, also called the buffalo gnat for ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Aug 14»
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Black flies in silent attacks
I thought I could recognize the humped shape of a Black Fly, the shape that gave them one of their several folk names -- Buffalo gnat. Speaking ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 14»
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Illinois Hunters Riled Over Trophy-Production Plunge
(8) Last, the emergence around 2006 of the so-called "Buffalo Gnat", a worrisome and distracting pest which peaks during the critical fawning ... «Field and Stream, Jun 14»
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Gnats: a life of love with interludes for biting humans
And speaking of biting, the female buffalo gnat does bite. But she doesn't do it to be mean. For her, it's like having a nice glass of chardonnay. «Marion Today.org, Jun 14»
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Are They Bothering You or Biting You?
If you notice you are getting bit, Lewis says you've probably made friends with a buffalo gnat, also known as a turkey gnat or a black fly. Of that ... «Iowa Public Radio, Jun 14»
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Gnat Season Extra Nasty This Year
... for fragrance will deter a lot of gnats,” he said. Buffalo gnat bites typically present swelling and itching, but are not overly harmful to humans. «KCRG, Jun 14»

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