housefly
Meaning
- Any fly regularly found in human dwellings.
- Any fly regularly found in human dwellings.
Etymology
In summary
From house + fly. Cognate with Dutch huisvlieg (“housefly”), Danish husflue (“housefly”), Swedish husfluga (“housefly”), Faroese húsfluga (“housefly”).
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