housefly
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housefly
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From house + fly. Cognate with Dutch huisvlieg (“housefly”), Danish husflue (“housefly”), Swedish husfluga (“housefly”), Faroese húsfluga (“housefly”).
noun houseflies · house fly · house-fly
- Any fly regularly found in human dwellings.
- The common housefly, Musca domestica, that frequents most homes and spreads some diseases. Of the three potential means (carriage on the body and legs, regurgitation and defecation) by which houseflies can transmit pathogens, one involves passage through the gut. During passage through the housefly, pathogens may replicate within the gut.
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noun fly
| Español | mosca doméstica, mosca común |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 집파리 jip'pari |
| 日本語 | 家蝿 iebae |
| 中文 | 家蠅 /家蝇 jiāyíng |
| Português | mosca doméstica |
| Français | mouche domestique |
| Deutsch | Stubenfliege |
| Italiano | mosca domestica |
| Română | muscă de casă |
| Русский | ко́мнатная му́ха kómnatnaja múxa |
| Tiếng Việt | ruồi nhà |
| العربية | ذُبَابَة مَنْزِلِيَّة |
Talk about this word "housefly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/housefly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. housefly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/housefly "housefly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/housefly.Cite this
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title = {housefly},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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