housefly

noun (a housefly, houseflies)

«housefly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A common small grey fly that lives near people and buzzes around houses, food and rubbish. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons on insects, life cycles (egg, larva or maggot, pupa, adult) and hygiene: houseflies can spread germs onto food. Phrases: swat a housefly, cover the food.

Examples

A housefly landed on my sandwich. tree →
Houseflies spread germs, so cover your food. tree →
A housefly has two wings and six legs. tree →
Maggots grow into houseflies. tree →
The housefly buzzed against the window. tree →
A housefly tastes with its feet. tree →

Note

Plural houseflies (y to ies). Also written house fly. Like all insects it has six legs and three body parts.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «housefly» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«housefly» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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