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housefly

or house fly

[ hous-flahy ]

noun

plural houseflies.
  1. a medium-sized, gray-striped fly, Musca domestica, common around human habitations in nearly all parts of the world.


housefly

/ ˈ³ó²¹ÊŠ²õËŒ´Ú±ô²¹Éª /

noun

  1. a common dipterous fly, Musca domestica, that frequents human habitations, spreads disease, and lays its eggs in carrion, decaying vegetables, etc: family Muscidae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of housefly1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; house, fly 1
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Innumerable bugs, each one less than half the size of a housefly, but primed to chaw their way through a $16-billion California industry exactly like you did to that bag of chips.

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The Oriental fruit fly, which is slightly larger than a housefly at around 8 millimeters long, is generally bright yellow.

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Federal, state and local agricultural officials plan to eradicate the fly, which is about the size of a housefly with black and yellow markings.

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This one guy was just like a housefly.

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People can be forgiving, our attention spans rival the life cycle of a housefly — one of the plot’s premises — move on.

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