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gadfly,
name for various biting flies, especially those that attack livestock, e.g., the
botfly
and the
horsefly
.
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia Copyright © 2004.
Licensed from Columbia University Press
Gadfly
Gadfly
can refer to:
Gadfly, a type of
fly
typically belonging to either the family Tabanidae (
Horse-fly
) or Oestridae (
Botfly
)
Gadfly (social)
, a term for people who upset the status quo
Gadfly (database)
, a relational database in the Python programming language
The Gadfly
, a novel by Ethel Lilian Voynich
The Gadfly Suite
, a musical suite by Dmitri Shostakovich for one of the films based on the novel
The Gadfly
Gadfly (mythology)
, sent by Hera to torment Io
The
Education Gadfly
, the weekly e-bulletin of the
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Gadfly petrels
, a group of petrels in the genera
Bulweria
and
Pterodroma
Gadfly Records
, an
independent record label
Gadfly Online
, an online and print magazine
SA-11 "Gadfly"
, the NATO reporting name for a Russian surface-to-air missile system
"9K37 Buk"
The Gadfly
(album)
, an album by hip-hop group LPG
Elizabeth May
, leader of the Canadian Green Party.
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