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housefly

hou·sefly

uncommon

noun

1.

common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases

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Origin

From house + fly. Cognate with Dutch huisvlieg (“housefly”), Danish husflue (“housefly”), Swedish husfluga (“housefly”), Faroese húsfluga (“housefly”).

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