gadflies in English

noun
1
a fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly.
Later, Hera sent the notorious gadfly to continuously bite and irritate Io.
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1. The whole land was full of gadflies.

2. But in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, there were no gadflies.

3. Botfly The Oestridae are a family of flies variously known as bot flies, warble flies, heel flies, gadflies, and similar names

4. Bloggers saw themselves as gadflies, pricking the arrogance of established elites from their home computers, in their pyjamas, late into the night

5. A loose-knit band of authors, bibliophiles and intellectual gadflies began showing up at Library Commission meetings to denounce the New Main.