housefly
noun
a medium-sized, gray-striped fly, Musca domestica, common around human habitations in nearly all parts of the world.
house fly
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a variation of
housefly.
Example Sentences
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Jennie could be your cool older sister, all dark sunglasses and leather jackets, as she swats away her choreography like a pesky house fly.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
“No one calls a house fly Musca domestica,” said Chris Stelzig, the executive director of the Entomological Society.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
You’ve seen a horse fly, you’ve seen a dragon fly, you’ve seen a house fly.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2019
A male house fly vibrates his wings while on top of the female.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 23, 2012
Like a very tight belt, she thought; would the house fly apart if the veranda came off?
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
