= ತೊಣಚಿ.

any of several large flies, as the horsefly, dog fly, that bite livestock; a gadfly.

ತೊಣಚಿ ಹೊಕ್ಕವನ ಹಾಗೆ ಆಡು toṇacihokkavana hāgeāḍu (fig.) to act impatiently and irritatingly.