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cheese fly

/ˈt͡ʃiːz.flaɪ/

cheese fly noun: piophila casei, a small fly whose larvae infest cheese and other foods.

Noun

cheese fly (plural cheese flies)

  1. Piophila casei, a small fly whose larvae infest cheese and other foods.

Forms of cheese fly

pluralcheese flies

Origin of cheese fly

From cheese + fly.

Questions about cheese fly

What does cheese fly mean?
Cheese fly means piophila casei, a small fly whose larvae infest cheese and other foods.
What part of speech is cheese fly?
Cheese fly is a noun.
How do you pronounce cheese fly?
Cheese fly is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃiːz.flaɪ/.
What is the plural of cheese fly?
The plural of cheese fly is cheese flies.

Words near cheese fly in the dictionary

  1. cheese dreams
  2. cheese eater
  3. cheese eaters
  4. cheese eating
  5. cheese flies
  6. cheese fly
  7. cheese food
  8. cheese fries
  9. cheese grader
  10. cheese grater
  11. cheese graters

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