house fly

Noun

Meaning

common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

house-fly

Synonyms

fruit fly blow fly housefly flesh fly Musca domestica

Hypernyms

fly

Examples

ZOOLOGY, n. The science and history of the animal kingdom, including its king, the House Fly ('Musca maledicta'). The father of Zoology was Aristotle, as is universally conceded, but the name of its mother has not come down to us. Ambrose Bierce

Close letter words and terms

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