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PRONUNCIATION OF DUNG FLY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUNG FLY

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Dung fly is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DUNG FLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dung fly

Scathophagidae

The Scathophagidae is a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as "Dung-flies" although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus Scathophaga which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The name probably derives from the "Common Yellow Dung-fly", S. stercoraria, which is one of the most abundant and ubiquitous flies in many parts of the northern hemisphere.

Definition of dung fly in the English dictionary

The definition of dung fly in the dictionary is any of various muscid flies of the subfamily Cordilurinae, such as the predatory yellow dung fly, that frequents cowpats to feed and lay its eggs.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUNG FLY

dune buggy
Dunedin
duneland
dunelike
Dunfermline
dung
dung beetle
dung chafer
dung heap
Dungannon
dungaree
dungareed
dungarees
Dungeness
dungeon
dungeoner
dunger
dunghill
dungmere
dungy

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUNG FLY

bee fly
black fly
caddis fly
crane fly
dry fly
flesh fly
fruit fly
Hessian fly
hover fly
let fly
like a blue-arsed fly
make the fur fly
Mediterranean fruit fly
on the fly
robber fly
Spanish fly
stable fly
tsetse fly
tube fly
wet fly

Synonyms and antonyms of dung fly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dung fly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUNG FLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

粪蝇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estiércol de mosca
570 millions of speakers

English

dung fly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गोबर मक्खी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذبابة الروث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

навоз муха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esterco fly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডুং ফ্লাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouse mouche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buang kotoran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dungfliege
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

糞フライ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배설물 비행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dung fly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phân bay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாணம் ஈ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेण मच्छर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gübre sinek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dung fly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gnój mucha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гній муха
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bălegar Fly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοπριά μύγα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mis vlieg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dynga fluga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

møkk fly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dung fly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUNG FLY»

The term «dung fly» is used very little and occupies the 155.046 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUNG FLY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUNG FLY»

Discover the use of dung fly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dung fly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Origin and Evolution of Intelligence
So can a dung fly. But on detecting the presence of feces in the environment, a human's appropriate behavior differs from what is appropriate for the dung fly. On smelling feces, appropriate behavior for a female dung fly is to move toward the ...
Arnold B. Scheibel, J. William Schopf, 1997
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What's Bugging Me?: Identifying and Controlling Household ...
Unfortunately, disease organisms are picked up and spread when the flv feeds or lands on contaminated material. Food is then contaminated when the fly walks over it, regurgitates on it, or drops fecal matter. Dog Dung Fly The dog dung fly is  ...
JoAnn M. Tenorio, Gordon M. Nishida, 1995
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The new and complete dictionary of the German and English ...
SDiistfliege, bfe, a Dung -Fly, a large Sort of Flies, that love to keep on Dung. SRtstforfe, ble , a Dung-Fork. SKistfuhte , bie, a Dung -Carriage, a Load of Dung, that is carried to the Field. SDfcstgabel, We, SDilftforfe, a Pitch- Fork, Stable -Fork,  ...
John Ebers, 1798
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Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal ...
Figure 2.36 The adult of the common dung fly (Scatophaga stercoraria) is a medium-sized fly whose body and legs are covered with long yellow hairs. They are attracted to decomposing remains when excrement is present. (Photo courtesy of ...
Jason H. Byrd, James L. Castner, 2009
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The Evolution of Primary Sexual Characters in Animals
Environmental influences on the gametic investment of yellow dung fly males. Evolutionary Ecology. 16: 505–522. Hellriegel, B. & Ward, P. I. 1998. Complex female reproductive tract morphology: its possible use in postcopulatory female ...
Janet Leonard, Alex Cordoba-Aguilar, 2010
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Fishing with the Fly
Every fly-fisher, when commencing to learn, has had the Cow-dung fly recommended to him as a good fly on a windy day, and so it is. Here is Miss McBride's account of it : " The Cow-dung fly (Seatophago siercoraria), so named on account of ...
Charles F. Orvis, 1883
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The Survival Game: How Game Theory Explains the Biology of ...
For an animal with even less gray matter than fish or lizard, consider a seemingly unsavory insect, the common yellow dung fly, studied in exquisite detail by British mathematical biologist Geoffrey Parker. Female dung flies are especially ...
David P. Barash, 2004
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Vollständiges Wörterbuch Der Englischen Sprache Für Die ...
... a Kind of lcaved Spunge or Mushroom, that loves to grow on Dung. Mcistbrct, pas, aside-board on aDung Misllfiiit, der, see Mfsthammel. LMislflitSb die, a Dung -Fly, a large Sort of Flies, that love to keep on Dung', l Mistforfe, die, a Dung-Fork.
Johann Ebers, 1798
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Documents of the ... Legislature of the State of New Jersey
Scatophaga stercoraria, L. During the first two weeks in May this yellow dung fly laid its eggs in cow and pig dung in the pastures and in compost near the greenhouses. It was exceedingly abundant at this time. Three specimens were taken in ...
New Jersey. Legislature, 1915
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Report of the Entomological Department of the New Jersey ...
Scatophaga stercoraria, L. During the first two weeks in May this yellow dung fly laid its eggs in cow and pig dung in the pastures and in compost near the greenhouses. It was exceedingly abundant at this time. Three specimens were taken in ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUNG FLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dung fly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dramas great and small
We were looking for spiders when one of us came upon a dead dung fly with its legs hugged entirely round a blade of grass. Bizarrely, the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
Woman Sets Man's Car on Fire After She was Refused a Cigarette
"Dessert Storm".... visions of cake and ice cream raining down over rivers of chocolate... oh wait that's not chocolate there's a dung fly. Well I ... «Motor Trend, May 15»
3
Why controversial French comic Dieudonné is forming a new …
When he opens his mouth, it's true … even a dung fly faints … so you can imagine the smell … Lauder's a multi-billionaire. He buys paintings ... «World Jewish Congress, Nov 14»
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Helen's Choice: Female Multiple Mating in the Natural World
Perhaps the most remarkable example of this comes from the yellow dung fly (Scatophaga stercoraria) in which females solicit multiple matings ... «Scientific American, Dec 13»
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Chill Bill: what beckons for Mr Bailey
I had imagined he'd spend our time together retelling Paradise Lost from the point of view of a dung fly, or replaying the theme from Homeland ... «Evening Standard, Nov 13»
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Lamborghini driver arrested after posting speeding video
... be a Lamborghini Gallardo, which tends to go like dung off a shovel -- a phrase I've never understood, as I've never seen dung fly quickly off ... «CNET, Jul 12»
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From the cow pats of Bristol to a pioneering evolutionary biologist
He paid tribute to the evolutionary biologist and said: “His intellectual journey began, side-by-side with the yellow dung fly, in Bristol. «University of Bristol, Jul 11»
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Get Up Close And Personal With 'Micro Monsters'
is a yellow dung fly, which as the name indicates are insects that hang around horse and cow dung. The favorite food of many birds and bats, ... «DOGOnews, Nov 10»
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Creepy crawlies up (very) close: Insects magnified up to a million …
Appearing to blow a raspberry at the camera, this dung fly is one of a bizarre identity parade of insect mugshots as you've never seen them ... «Daily Mail, Mar 10»
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Why Some Animals (and People) Are Gay
Then, when the lady dung fly finally sails by, the aggressor male can pull himself out from the dominated male and — because he is on top ... «TIME, Jun 09»

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