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face flies

British  

plural noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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.

From Seattle Times Sep. 14, 2023

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

From National Geographic Feb. 12, 2018

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

From National Geographic Feb. 12, 2018

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.

From National Geographic Feb. 12, 2018

Nought the sun on that morn delayeth, but light o'er the world's face flies.

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs by Morris, William

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