flesh fly
flesh fly
F f Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [flesh flahy]
- /flɛʃ flaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [flesh flahy]
- /flɛʃ flaɪ/
Definitions of flesh fly words
- noun flesh fly any fly of the family Sarcophagidae, comprising species that deposit their eggs or larvae in carrion or in the flesh of living animals. 1
- noun flesh fly any dipterous fly of the genus Sarcophaga, esp S. carnaria, whose larvae feed on carrion or the tissues of living animals: family Calliphoridae 0
- noun flesh fly any of a family (Sarcophagidae) of dipterous flies that deposit their maggots on flesh, carrion, dung, etc. 0
- noun flesh fly any fly of the family Sarcophagidae that feed on carrion. 0
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Origin of flesh fly
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flesh fly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flesh fly popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
flesh fly usage trend in Literature
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