Housefly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The common fly, of the species Musca domestica that occurs in most homes; it can spread some diseases.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a common fly (esp. Musca domestica), which infests houses both in Europe and America. Its larva is a maggot which lives in decaying substances or excrement, about sink drains, etc.
  • n. common fly (Musca domestica) that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The common fly, Musca domestica.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases
  • n. common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases
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