housefly (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *housefly*:
NOUN	animal	housefly, house fly, Musca domestica	common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases

English > *housefly*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases.
Synonyms	house fly, Musca domestica
Member of	Musca, genus Musca	type genus of the Muscidae
Broader	fly	two-winged insects characterized by active flight
Spanish	mosca común, mosca doméstica, mosca, musca domestica
Catalan	mosca comuna, mosca domèstica, musca domestica, Musca domestica

HyperDic: housefly