English Dictionary

blind-fly

noun

(countable) Any of several medium-sized blood-sucking flies, of the family Tabanidae, usually species in the genus Haematopota. / (uncountable) The game of blind man's buff

The blind fly buzzed around the room.

意味（1）

(countable) Any of several medium-sized blood-sucking flies, of the family Tabanidae, usually species in the genus Haematopota.

I caught a number of that species of Tabanidae which has a large, grey-striped body, greenish-yellow eyes, and entirely transparent wings. This is locally termed the blind fly and it feeds on blood.

意味（2）

(uncountable) The game of blind man's buff

Possibly derived from the Italian name of the game: Mosca cieca, which literally means blind fly.