housefly
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noun, plural house·flies.
a medium-sized, gray-striped fly, Musca domestica, common around human habitations in nearly all parts of the world.
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| —n , pl -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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