Word Study

: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

[2x]

Table of Contents POS
HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY

housefly

Noun

house=fly

WORDNET DICTIONARY

housefly(n = noun.animal) house fly, musca domestica - common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases; Array

is a kind of fly

is a member of genus musca, musca

housefly, n.

common fly (Musca domestica) that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases. [WordNet 1.5]

housefly, n. any fly of the family Muscidae, esp. Musca domestica, breeding in decaying organic matter and often entering houses.

For further exploring for "housefly" in Webster Dictionary Online