housefly

== English == === Alternative forms === house fly, house-fly === Etymology === From house +‎ fly. Cognate with Dutch huisvlieg (“housefly”), Danish husflue (“housefly”), Swedish husfluga (“housefly”), Faroese húsfluga (“housefly”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === housefly (plural houseflies) Any fly regularly found in human dwellings. The common housefly, Musca domestica, that frequents most homes and spreads some diseases. ==== Translations ====