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gadfly vs clegg

clegg vs gadfly

gadfly and clegg both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gadfly Yes No No No
clegg Yes No No No
As nouns, clegg is a hyponym of gadfly; that is, clegg is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gadfly:
  • gadfly: any of various large flies that annoy livestock
  • clegg: large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
Other hyponyms of gadfly include botfly, warble fly, cleg, horse fly, horsefly.
gadfly (noun) clegg (noun)
any of various large flies that annoy livestock large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
a persistently annoying person
Difference between gadfly and clegg

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