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Meaning of "bushfly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUSHFLY

bushfly  [ˈbʊʃˌflaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUSHFLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bushfly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUSHFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Musca vetustissima

Musca vetustissima — commonly known as the Australian bush fly — is a species of fly found in Australia. It is the specific fly that has given rise to the expression "Aussie salute".

Definition of bushfly in the English dictionary

The definition of bushfly in the dictionary is any of various small black dipterous flies of Australia, esp Musca vetustissima, that breed in faeces and dung: family Calliphoridae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUSHFLY


blackfly
ˈblækˌflaɪ
blowfly
ˈbləʊˌflaɪ
botfly
ˈbɒtˌflaɪ
butterfly
ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ
catchfly
ˈkætʃˌflaɪ
damselfly
ˈdæmzəlˌflaɪ
dayfly
ˈdeɪˌflaɪ
dragonfly
ˈdræɡənˌflaɪ
firefly
ˈfaɪəˌflaɪ
gadfly
ˈɡædˌflaɪ
glowfly
ˈɡləʊˌflaɪ
greenfly
ˈɡriːnˌflaɪ
horsefly
ˈhɔːsˌflaɪ
housefly
ˈhaʊsˌflaɪ
mayfly
ˈmeɪˌflaɪ
sandfly
ˈsændˌflaɪ
sawfly
ˈsɔːˌflaɪ
stonefly
ˈstəʊnˌflaɪ
test-fly
ˈtɛstˌflaɪ
whitefly
ˈwaɪtˌflaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUSHFLY

bushel
busheler
bushelled
busheller
bushelling
bushelman
bushelwoman
bushfighting
bushfire
bushflies
bushgoat
bushhammer
Bushido
bushie
bushier
bushiest
bushily
bushiness
bushing

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUSHFLY

barfly
black fly
briefly
caddis fly
chiefly
crane fly
dry fly
fly
fruit fly
gruffly
let fly
Mediterranean fruit fly
on the fly
overfly
peacock butterfly
refly
ruffly
Spanish fly
stiffly
tsetse fly

Synonyms and antonyms of bushfly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bushfly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUSHFLY

Find out the translation of bushfly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bushfly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bushfly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bushfly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bushfly
570 millions of speakers

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bushfly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bushfly
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

bushfly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bushfly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bushfly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bushfly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bushfly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bushfly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bushfly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bushfly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bushfly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bushfly
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bushfly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bushfly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुशफ्लाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bushfly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bushfly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bushfly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bushfly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bushfly
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

bushfly
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

bushfly
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bushfly
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

bushfly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bushfly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUSHFLY»

The term «bushfly» is used very little and occupies the 193.344 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUSHFLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bushfly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUSHFLY»

Discover the use of bushfly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bushfly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Trap Responses of Flying Insects: The Influence of Trap ...
Most flies were caught in the sheep compounds as compared with the adjacent cattle campsites. These traps, simple and inexpensive to operate, also attracted several other calliphorine flies of veterinary importance. 9.3 Trapping bushfly ...
R. C. Muirhead-Thompson, 1991
2
New Scientist
It is unreasonable to expect the beetles released in the southern half of the continent to be having a noticeable effect yet on bushfly numbers. One thing that detailed studies of beetle activity in dung have shown however, is that at practically ...
3
The Ecology of pests: some Australian case histories
The separation of these zones by regions which, for long periods, may be semi- desert, tends to isolate the bushfly populations in them. However, there is no sign of any longitudinal speciation in Australian bushflies (Paterson and Norris 1970)  ...
Roger Laurence Kitching, R. E. Jones, 1981
4
Annual Report - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial ...
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia). Division of Entomology. BUSHFLY The bushfly, Musca vetustissima, is a troublesome pest throughout much of Australia. In its search for moisture and nutrients it ...
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia). Division of Entomology, 1973
5
Wildlife in Australia
Control with dung beetles In the light of this knowledge, how could suitable dung beetles control the Australian bushfly? They could achieve this in two ways. Their presence in the northern winter breeding areas should do much to reduce the ...
6
Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems
The relationship between fecundity and the nitrogen content of dung used as adult food by the Australian Bushfly. The cultures were set up with (#) 400 or (x ) 800 larvae per litre of cow dung. The emergent flies feed on the dung before ...
Michael John Swift, O. W. Heal, J. M. Anderson, 1979
7
‘In Considerable Variety’: Introducing the Diversity of ...
The example given, for the Australian bushfly, indicates the principle involved, whereby each lower category incorporates all features used to define those larger groups higher in the sequence Order Diptera (all the true flies, including ...
Tim R. New, 2011
8
The Australian encyclopaedia
BUS080 BUSHFLY. The bushfly, Musca vetustissima (Order Dip- tera, Family Muscidae), is a close relative of the housefly, but its habits differ radically in that it shuns the interiors of buildings. Out-of-doors it is a troublesome pest to humans ...
Grolier Society of Australia, 1983
9
Ecological entomology
The first, on the bushfly, was commenced in 1967 and is used primarily to illustrate some of the problems which had to be overcome to make the study comprehensive. The second, a study of the cabbage pest, Pieris rapae, illustrates how the ...
Carl B. Huffaker, R. L. Rabb, International Center for Integrated and Biological Control, 1984
10
The Journal of Agriculture
The Australian Meat Research Committee reports : Tiny mites that ride on dung beetles could be helping them to control the bushfly in areas where beetles are active. Dung-burying beetles help pasture production by dispersing pads of cattle  ...

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUSHFLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bushfly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Perth residents bothered by fewer flies this summer
Mr Emery said the work done by the CSIRO to introduce more dung beetles in the 1970s and 80s has greatly reduced the bushfly numbers in ... «ABC Online, Feb 15»
2
Tony Abbott's GP co-payment plan clever politics, but it will cost you
It may cost us but it will also cost abbott, we will take it out on him, we will remember, 2016, bring it on. Commenter: Bushfly; Location: Adelaide ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
3
Newman to fight Abbott on natural disaster funding
Commenter: bushfly; Location: Adelaide; Date and time: Sun Nov 30 03:34:28 UTC 2014. hey premier, it's not easy when the state is hit with ... «Brisbane Times, Nov 14»
4
French beetles tackle Great Southern cattle dung
WA is already home to around ten species of dung beetle, introduced by CSIRO between 1969 and 1984 to combat bushfly numbers. «Phys.Org, Aug 14»
5
How one man's beetle-mania lorded it over the flies
The ''Aussie Salute'' to shoo away the pesky bushfly is largely a dying custom, thanks to the importation of dung beetles, a project initiated by ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 14»
6
Fix Fair Work and still be fair
Bushfly of Adelaide Posted at 2:26 PM July 06, 2011. The un-fair dismissal laws are always going to be open to contention, if it is unfair then ... «The Australian, Jul 11»
7
Wanted: Dung beetles to counter fly attack
"You've got to try and stop the bushfly from building up in those early months which are in the winter, so coming from September, October, ... «ABC Regional Online, Jan 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bushfly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bushfly>. May 2024 ».
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