Word: gadfly
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gad
fly
Definition: Any dipterous insect of the family Oestridae, commonly known as botflies.
Morphemes:
Affix: gad
Language: en
Meaning: spike
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gadden
Language: enm
Decoded: gadden
Meaning: to hurry, to rush about
Affix: fly
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).