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Definition of Houseflies
1. housefly [n] - See also: housefly
Medical Definition of Houseflies
1. Flies of the species musca domestica (family muscidae), which infest human habitations throughout the world and often act as carriers of pathogenic organisms. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Houseflies
Literary usage of Houseflies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Insects and Human Welfare: An Account of the More Important Relations of by Charles Thomas Brues (1920)
"Other activities of houseflies detrimental to public health are of far less
importance, but by no means negligible. They can carry the eggs of parasitic ..."
2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1898)
"On opening my eyes I was surprised to see her coursing madly about the room
pursued by two houseflies. She circled about the room several times with the ..."
3. Medicine an Aid to Commerce: Being the Papers and Discussion Presented at by American Academy of Medicine (1916)
"As 90 per cent, of houseflies lay their eggs and live as larvae in horse manure,
and as the whole immature life can be past in as few as nine or ten days, ..."
4. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1906)
"Keep on fighting houseflies and mosquitoes. SEPTEMBER—Refrain from sowing wheat
... houseflies, mosquitoes and other household insects still need attention. ..."
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