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buffalo gnat

n.
See black fly.
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A Simulidium spp fly measuring 1–5 mm which sucks blood and causes haemorrhagic oozing papules, edema and lymphadenopathy which, in tropical Africa and Central and South America, is a vector for Onchocerca volvulus
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buffalo gnat

A small dipterous insect belonging to the genus Simulium.
See also: gnat
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The same goes for chiggers and fleas, and even if a starving buffalo gnat slips through your outer bug suit, it won't be able to bite through the Rynoskin and remove a chunk of your epidermis.
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Although new to many parts of the upper Midwest, buffalo gnats have been common in some areas of the north for a couple of decades.
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