house·fly
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Audio Help [hous-flahy] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -flies.
| a medium-sized, gray-striped fly, Musca domestica, common around human habitations in nearly all parts of the world. |
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housefly
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| house·fly
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n. A common, widely distributed fly (Musca domestica) that frequents human dwellings, breeds in moist or decaying organic matter, and transmits a wide variety of diseases. |
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| housefly | |
noun | |
| common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases |
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