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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

gad·fly / ˈgadˌflī/ • n. (pl. -flies) a fly that bites livestock, esp. a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly. ∎ fig. an annoying person, esp. one who provokes others into action by criticism.

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

gadfly name for various biting flies, especially those that attack livestock, e.g., the botfly and the horsefly .

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

gadfly cattle-biting fly. XVI. f. †gad spike (- ON. gaddr; rel. YARD2) + FLY1.

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T. F. HOAD. "gadfly." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

gadfly •ally, phalli •Adlai • gadfly • blackfly • damselfly •sandfly • barfly • mayfly •Eli, Ely •greenfly • bacilli • multiply • styli •whitefly • wall eye • horsefly •housefly •alveoli, E. coli, gladioli •blowfly • lapis lazuli • reguli • stimuli •flocculi • ranunculi • firefly •discoboli • astragali • dragonfly •alkali • Lorelei • Naphtali • butterfly •hoverfly

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	Editor's introduction: who are our contemporary gadflies? Magazine article from: Journal of Thought; 6/22/2006
	Financial Mail, London, Gadfly column. Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 8/28/2005
	Gadfly contest: make your pick: irritating? Sometimes ... but also absolutely... Magazine article from: Insight on the News; 12/10/2002