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Meaning of knislis | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1

Definitions

blackfly (small insects of the order Diptera (family: Simuliidae) that suck blood and resemble flies)

declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“knislis sīc”

the blackfly is buzzing

“jaukā laikā odi un knišļi cēlās augstu gaisā”

in nice weather the mosquitos and blackflies rise high in the air

“pie assinssūcējiem divspārņiem pieder odi, knišļi, miģeles, mušas un dunduri”

to the bloodsucking diptera belong: mosquitos, blackflies, midges, flies and horseflies

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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