gadfly

In lang=en terms the difference between gadfly and nuisance

is that gadfly is a bloodsucker while nuisance is anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.

As nouns the difference between gadfly and nuisance

is that gadfly is any dipterous insect of the family Oestridae, commonly known as botflies while nuisance is a minor annoyance or inconvenience.

As nouns the difference between gadfly and housefly

is that gadfly is any dipterous insect of the family Oestridae, commonly known as botflies while housefly is any fly regularly found in human dwellings.

As nouns the difference between gadfly and dragonfly

is that gadfly is any dipterous insect of the family oestridae, commonly known as botflies while dragonfly is an insect of the suborder epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder anisoptera with four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body.

As nouns the difference between gadfly and polemicist

is that gadfly is any dipterous insect of the family oestridae, commonly known as botflies while polemicist is a person who writes polemics.

As nouns the difference between gadfly and breezefly

is that gadfly is any dipterous insect of the family oestridae, commonly known as botflies while breezefly is the horsefly or gadfly.

As nouns the difference between gadfly and botts

is that gadfly is any dipterous insect of the family oestridae, commonly known as botflies while botts is the disease caused by the maggots of the horse bot fly when they infect the stomach of a horse.