housefly

«housefly» in Mova's school dictionary: A common small grey fly that lives near people and buzzes… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a housefly, houseflies)

meaning for a pupil

A common small grey fly that lives near people and buzzes around houses, food and rubbish. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on insects, life cycles (egg, larva or maggot, pupa, adult) and hygiene: houseflies can spread germs onto food. Phrases: swat a housefly, cover the food.

examples

• A housefly landed on my sandwich. tree →
• Houseflies spread germs, so cover your food. tree →
• A housefly has two wings and six legs. tree →
• Maggots grow into houseflies. tree →
• The housefly buzzed against the window. tree →
• A housefly tastes with its feet. tree →

note

Plural houseflies (y to ies). Also written house fly. Like all insects it has six legs and three body parts.

Trees and pragmatics

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