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Meaning of "housefly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUSEFLY

housefly  [ˈhaʊsˌflaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUSEFLY

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Housefly 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 HOUSEFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

housefly

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.

Definition of housefly in the English dictionary

The definition of housefly in the dictionary is a common dipterous fly, Musca domestica, that frequents human habitations, spreads disease, and lays its eggs in carrion, decaying vegetables, etc: family Muscidae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOUSEFLY


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
mayfly
ˈmeɪˌflaɪ
medfly
ˈmɛdˌflaɪ
sandfly
ˈsændˌflaɪ
sawfly
ˈsɔːˌflaɪ
stonefly
ˈstəʊnˌflaɪ
test-fly
ˈtɛstˌflaɪ
whitefly
ˈwaɪtˌflaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUSEFLY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUSEFLY

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

Synonyms and antonyms of housefly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «housefly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUSEFLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

家蝇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mosca doméstica
570 millions of speakers

English

housefly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

housefly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذبابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

муха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mosca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাছি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mouche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekasih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stubenfliege
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

Langsing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ruồi ở trong nhà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

housefly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घरगुती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karasinek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mosca domestica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mucha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

муха
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

musca de casă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

housefly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vlieg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

husfluga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

housefly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of housefly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSEFLY»

The term «housefly» is regularly used and occupies the 84.611 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSEFLY» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «HOUSEFLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word housefly.
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George Jean Nathan
An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUSEFLY»

Discover the use of housefly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to housefly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The housefly
Describes, in text and illustrations, the physical characteristics, habits, natural environment, and relationship with humans of the housefly.
Heiderose Fischer-Nagel, Andreas Fischer-Nagel, 1990
2
A Test of Captive Breeding Strategies Using the Housefly, ...
Finally, Chapter Three explores the long-term evolutionary potential of hybrids.
Amaris Lalicia Swann, 2008
3
Motion Detection Algorithm Based on the Common Housefly Eye
The results described are important in the area of biologically inspired machine vision.
Travis M. Anderson, 2007
4
Encyclopedia of Genetics
Why housefly genetics? The problem of insecticide resistance and the need to design strategies for the suppression of field populations first promoted genetic analyses of the housefly, Musca domestica L. In this context, the mechanism of sex ...
Eric C.R. Reeve, 2014
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Annual report
Housefly, Housefly, Housefly, Housefly, Housefly, Housefly, Housefly, Housefly, ' Housefly, Housefly Phorbia sp., Phorbia sp., Tipulidse sp.. Culicid^ sp. Mostly Culex pipiens, Miscellaneous, Insect Correspondence, ( >nion Maggot, Onion ...
‎1914
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Report of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, ...
Straw Worm, — Pigeon Tremex, Pigeon Tremex, Lawn Ant Saw Fly, Saw Fly, White- faced Hornet, Cat-and-Dog Flea, . . Ox Bot Fly, Hessian Fly, Housefly Housefly, Housefly, Housefly, Housefly, Housefly, Housefly Housefly housefly, Housefly, ...
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, 1914
7
Issues in Biologicals, Therapies, and Complementary and ...
Scientists discuss in 'Evaluation of the burn healing properties of oil extraction from housefly larva in mice' new findings in health and medicine. In this recent study, researchers in Wuhan, People's Republic of China conducted a study “To  ...
‎2012
8
The Chemistry of Pheromones and Other Semiochemicals I
In the housefly, M. domestica, sex pheromone production is correlated with egg development. It has been well established that 20-hydroxyecdysone is the main hormone for stimulation of the 23 carbon sex pheromones of the housefly [235].
Stefan Schulz, 2004
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Publications: Entomology]
Mostly Culex pipiens Miscellaneous, Insect Correspondence, Housefly, Fungous Gnat, Fungous Gnat, Imported Onion Maggot, Onion Maggot, Onion Maggot, Onion Maggot, Crane Fly, Locality. Patapsco., Md., Vineland, N. J., Ridgewood, ...
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, 1910
10
Vector Control: Methods for Use by Individuals and Communities
in housefly control 320, 322 in mosquito control clothing treated with 60 net/fabric treatment 86, 87 screen treatment 102 Cynolebias (bellotii) 124, 127, 160 Cypermethrin 362, 366 in housefly control 320 mosquito net/fabric treatment 86 ...
Jan A. Rozendaal, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSEFLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term housefly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Plane with Manmohan Singh flies with wheels out, Air India says no …
Read: Air India does it again, serves housefly in food. "The pilot of the Air India Flight 113 from Amritsar to Delhi on July 12, with Dr Manmohan ... «India Today, Jul 15»
2
Posh Mumbai club's restaurant serves dead fly in spinach soup
... are now flying off the handle because a dead housefly was served up ... daughter had allegedly been served the soup with the housefly in it, ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
3
THE FLY. 1986. REVIEW BY SANDRA HARRIS.
He dives in the teleporter, failing to notice that a housefly has entered the machine with him. Seth is teleported and is thrilled to emerge ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
4
Grub Scout: Savor summer faves at Cardin's Drive-In
We spent a good bit of our wait time trying to shoo out a housefly that had sneaked into the car while we were ordering. Unfortunately, our food ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
A triumph of imagination
But the minute you make that man a housefly, everything changes. Suddenly, it's a brand new experience. Baahubali , seen as just a story, is as ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
Baahubali: A triumph of imagination
But the minute you make that man a housefly, everything changes. Suddenly, it's a brand new experience. Baahubali, seen as just a story, is as ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
7
World's smallest micro-sculptures on display
... grains of sand and a spider's cobwebs. To paint his creations, he has even used a hair from a dead housefly. tony.ricciuto@sunmedia.ca ... «Niagara Falls Review, Jul 15»
8
This weekend: A shrinking town turns to puppets
... and his Kentucky-based troupe will offer two performances of "La Mouche," which follows the tragicomic travails of a put-upon housefly. «Watershed post, Jul 15»
9
Beautifully Banal: Kickstarter Campaign Seeks to Celebrate Beauty …
Each program is tied together by our protagonist, Phineas, a housefly trying to find his place in the world. Each page is grounded in its own ... «ArchDaily, Jul 15»
10
Asian citrus psyllid found in San Jose
A small, housefly-like insect with the potential to ruin California's citrus industry has been found in San Jose. And with that, the state is ... «Central Valley Business Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Housefly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/housefly>. Apr 2024 ».
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