niú​méng

gadfly

  • created sense approved 牛虻 · niú​méng · gadfly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛虻

    niú​méng

    gadfly

    any of several large, biting flies that feed on the blood of livestock, such as the horsefly or botfly

    牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 虻 (literal) → 虻 · méng · horsefly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense