gadfly
- Noun. Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied group of botflies.
- Noun. A horsefly: any of various species of fly, of the family Tabanid[ae], noted for buzzing about animals and sucking their blood.
- Noun. One who upsets the status quo by posing upsetting or novel questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by proving an irritant.
- Noun. (pejorative) One who merely irritates without making useful suggestions.
- Noun. (slang) A bloodsucker.
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