face flies

plural noun

1. flies ( musca autumnalis ) that attack cattle, feeding off their eye secretions

Example Sentences

His face flies on a flag outside the team’s new stadium and he’s often found in the team’s supporter section, where its most devoted fans gather.

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They are spread by a type of fly known as “face flies.”

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If you can get over the horror of eye worms and face flies, they’re a fascinating example of parasite survival.

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The worms are carried by face flies, which feed on the tears of cattle, horses, and dogs; you may have seen them persistently buzzing around an animal’s eyes.

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First of all, Bonura says, eye worms can’t survive without face flies.

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