flesh fly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flesh flahy]
- /flɛʃ flaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

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Parts of speech for Flesh fly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flesh fly

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 50% 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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