housefly

Meaning

  1. Any fly regularly found in human dwellings.
  2. Any fly regularly found in human dwellings.

Synonyms

house fly

Musca domestica

house-fly

Etymology

In summary

From house + fly. Cognate with Dutch huisvlieg (“housefly”), Danish husflue (“housefly”), Swedish husfluga (“housefly”), Faroese húsfluga (“housefly”).

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