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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUSEFLIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUSEFLIES

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Houseflies 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 HOUSEFLIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

houseflies

Housefly

The housefly, Musca domestica, is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It is the most common of all domestic flies, accounting for about 91% of all flies in human habitations, and indeed one of the most widely distributed insects, found all over the world. It is considered a pest that can carry serious diseases.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUSEFLIES

houseboater
housebound
houseboy
housebreak
housebreaker
housebreaking
housecarl
housecoat
housedress
housefather
housefly
housefront
houseful
household
household ammonia
household appliances
household arts
Household Cavalry
household chores
household gods

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUSEFLIES

as the crow flies
barflies
blackflies
blowflies
botflies
butterflies
damselflies
dobsonflies
dragonflies
drink with the flies
families
fireflies
flies
gadflies
greenflies
horseflies
mayflies
sandflies
sawflies
stoneflies
whiteflies

Synonyms and antonyms of houseflies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «houseflies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUSEFLIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

家蝇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

moscas domésticas
570 millions of speakers

English

houseflies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

houseflies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذباب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

комнатные мухи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

houseflies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

houseflies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mouches
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekasih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stubenfliegen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イエバエ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

집파리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peteng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

houseflies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

houseflies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घरगुती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ev sinekleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mosche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

muchy domowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кімнатні мухи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muște
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μύγες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huisvlieë
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

husflugor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

houseflies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of houseflies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSEFLIES»

The term «houseflies» is normally little used and occupies the 120.084 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSEFLIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «houseflies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «houseflies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUSEFLIES»

Discover the use of houseflies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to houseflies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pesky Houseflies
Bugs are everywhere around us!
Mary Elizabeth Salzmann, 2012
2
Piperonyl Butoxide
Changes in cross-resistance patterns of houseflies selected with natural pyrethrins or resmethrin (5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl(:)cis-trans-chrysanthemate). Pestic. Sci. 2, 138-143. Famham, A.W. (1973). Genetics of resistance of pyrethroid selected ...
Denys Glynne Jones, 1998
3
Emerging Pests and Vector-borne Diseases in Europe
The activity of adult houseflies is affected by several physical variables such as temperature, humidity, light intensity, air currents, barometric pressure, and electrostatic fields. The flies are diurnal and are more active when temperature is high ...
Willem Takken, Bart G. J. Knols, 2007
4
Pesticide Management and Insecticide Resistance
David Watson. Keiding, J. (1967). Persistence of resistant populations after the relaxation of the selection pressure. Wbrld Rev. Pest Control 6, 115-130. Keiding, J. (1971). Insecticide resistance in houseflies. Dan. Pest Inf. Lab. Ann. Rep. 1970  ...
David Watson, 2012
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Tin Chemistry: Fundamentals, Frontiers, and Applications
... agricultural and non-agricultural insect species.” Various non-agricultural insects discussed included houseflies and mosquitoes. The anti-feedant and chemosterility properties of organotins to various species of insects were also discussed.
Marcel Gielen, Alwyn G. Davies, Keith Pannell, 2008
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Report
Houseflies were found breeding in horse manure, cow manure, vegetable garbage of all kinds, banana peelings, chicken feathers, dead chickens, foul sawdust, miscellaneous refuse from packing houses, stock-yard tankage, bread, and ...
Illinois Farmers' Institute, 1909
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Annual report
in 'a city environment, collections were made in alleys, garbage dumps, and the like, in a selected part of the city in the vicinity of the stock-yards. Houseflies were found breeding in horse manure, cow manure, vegetable garbage of all kinds, ...
‎1909
8
The Economy of Nature
The outcomes of four initial competition experiments using individuals from wild populations of houseflies and blowflies were split, with each species winning twice. The mean extinction time for the blowfly, when the housefly won, was 92 days; ...
Robert E. Ricklefs, 2008
9
Pesticide Resistance: Strategies and Tactics for Management
Annu. Rep. 1978:43- 55. Keiding, J. 1980. Insecticide resistance in houseflies. Danish Pest Infest. Lab. Annu. Rep. 1979:40- 53. Keiding, J., and A. El-Khodary. 1983. Investigations of cross-resistance involving laboratory strains (of houseflies ).
‎1986
10
A Cold Pot
Why do houseflies perch on a cold pot of food? One, it is because there is food for them to consume. Two, it is because the coldness of the pot provides a conducive environment for them to perch on. Similarly, it is a cold person or a cold ...
Lenuf Eninobor, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSEFLIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term houseflies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Texas Crop Report | Bellingham Herald Bellingham Herald
Mosquitoes and houseflies were nuisances. Grasshoppers were active. Watermelon growers were harvesting. In Fort Bend County, the drier ... «The Bellingham Herald, Jul 15»
2
Texas Crop Report - Laredo Morning Times: State
Mosquitoes and houseflies were nuisances. Grasshoppers were active. Watermelon growers were harvesting. In Fort Bend County, the drier ... «Laredo Morning Times, Jul 15»
3
Local eradication begins for fruit fly
Oriental Fruit Flies are typically larger than houseflies. As far as insects go, they're colorful creatures with black and yellow thoraxes and striped ... «Los Altos Town Crier, Jul 15»
4
Insect Feed Could Be the Next Frontier in Animal Agriculture
“We assume [insects] are nasty critters and it takes a bit of knowledge to get past that,” Taylor says, noting that while houseflies are disease ... «Earth Island Journal, Jul 15»
5
The long and short of it
On the other hand, rabbits live up to six years, guinea pigs four years, chameleons and mice one year, dragonflies four months and houseflies ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
6
Adam the Labrador who was allergic to humans is CURED - Daily Mail
Adam was also found to be allergic to a list of other things such as walnuts, certain insects including cockroaches and houseflies and cat ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Dundee KFC hygiene case continued
It is alleged that live houseflies were found on the front servery counter and in the food preparation areas, while live dermestes beetle larvae is ... «The Courier, Jul 15»
8
Man vs. Bugs: Who's Winning?
... bugasalt.com), a slide-cocking plastic shotgun that fires up to 80 blasts of table salt—enough to drop dozens of unsuspecting houseflies from ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
9
Fogging Operation at Vellalore Dumpyard
Mayor P Rajkumar inaugurated the spraying and fogging. The operation included spraying chemicals to control houseflies, destroying them in ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
10
Rescued dog allergic to humans treated and gets new home in …
... he was also discovered to be allergic to cat danger, certain pollinating plants, walnuts and some insects like houseflies and cockroaches. «21Alive, Jul 15»

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