housefly

or house fly

[ hous-flahy ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌflaɪ /

noun, plural house·flies.

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

Origin of housefly

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at house, fly²

Words nearby housefly

housed string, house factor, housefather, house finch, house flag, housefly, houseful, house furnishings, house group, houseguest, household

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Example sentences from the Web for housefly

They recalled the British housefly, only they were much larger, and extremely pugnacious.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons|Henry Charles Mahoney
They didn't care whether the housefly wiped his feet before he came into the house or not.
"Speaking of Operations--"|Irvin S. Cobb
It has been discovered recently that germs of infantile paralysis are conveyed by the housefly.
Great Hike|Alan Douglas
An inch-objective will show the head of an housefly, which in a bright light is a very beautiful object.
Through a Microscope|Samuel Wells

The migratory habit of housefly larv as indicating a favorable remedial measure.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for housefly

housefly

/ (ˈhaʊsˌflaɪ) /

noun plural -flies

a common dipterous fly, Musca domestica, that frequents human habitations, spreads disease, and lays its eggs in carrion, decaying vegetables, etc: family Muscidae

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单词	housefly
释义	housefly or house fly [ hous-flahy ] / ˈhaʊsˌflaɪ / noun, plural house·flies. a medium-sized, gray-striped fly, Musca domestica, common around human habitations in nearly all parts of the world. Origin of housefly late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at house, fly² Words nearby housefly housed string, house factor, housefather, house finch, house flag, housefly, houseful, house furnishings, house group, houseguest, household Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for housefly They recalled the British housefly, only they were much larger, and extremely pugnacious. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons\|Henry Charles Mahoney They didn't care whether the housefly wiped his feet before he came into the house or not. "Speaking of Operations--"\|Irvin S. Cobb It has been discovered recently that germs of infantile paralysis are conveyed by the housefly. Great Hike\|Alan Douglas An inch-objective will show the head of an housefly, which in a bright light is a very beautiful object. Through a Microscope\|Samuel Wells The migratory habit of housefly larv as indicating a favorable remedial measure. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley British Dictionary definitions for housefly housefly / (ˈhaʊsˌflaɪ) / noun plural -flies 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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