house fly
- a variation of housefly.
Example Sentences
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“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
Even in a White House where political careers have the life expectancy of a house fly, Bannon's sudden rise and fall is remarkable.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2018
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
