housefly
noun
house·fly ˈhau̇s-ˌflī 
: a cosmopolitan dipteran fly (Musca domestica) that is often about human habitations and may act as a mechanical vector of diseases (such as typhoid fever)
also : any of various flies of similar appearance or habitat
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Cluster flies may look like houseflies at first glance, but there are a few easy ways to tell them apart. —
Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 27 Jan. 2026 Don't worry—there's not enough booze in here to intoxicate a housefly. —Josh Miller, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025 The bake-off could be drawn out to pull the wings off of housefly Powell. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025 Inspectors found approximately 10 dead houseflies inside the stand-up refrigerator in the food facility. —Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housefly
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Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 27 Jan. 2026 Don't worry—there's not enough booze in here to intoxicate a housefly. —Josh Miller, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025 The bake-off could be drawn out to pull the wings off of housefly Powell. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025 Inspectors found approximately 10 dead houseflies inside the stand-up refrigerator in the food facility. —Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housefly
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“Housefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/housefly. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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housefly
noun
house·fly -ˌflī
: a two-winged fly that is common about human living places and may spread disease (as typhoid fever)
Medical Definition
housefly
noun
house·fly -ˌflī
plural houseflies
: a cosmopolitan dipteran fly of the genus Musca (M. domestica) that is often found about human habitations and may act as a mechanical vector of diseases (as typhoid fever)
also : any of various flies of similar appearance or habitat
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