blind-fly vs gadfly

blind-fly

noun
  • Any of several medium-sized blood-sucking flies, of the family Tabanidae, usually species in the genus Haematopota. 

  • The game of blind man's buff 

gadfly

noun
  • Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee. 

  • Synonym of gadabout (“a person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others”) 

  • A person or thing that irritates or instigates. 

  • A person who takes without giving back; a bloodsucker. 

  • A person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant. 

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