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cluster flies

cluster flies is the plural of cluster fly.

Meaning of cluster fly

Noun

cluster fly (plural cluster flies)

  1. Any of several species of Pollenia, especially Pollenia rudis, with the habit of congregating in dwellings over the winter.
    • Cluster flies (Pollenia rudis (Fabricius) ) become a serious problem and a major pest in rural homes, churches, and other structures in the autumn when they enter buildings to hibernate, and again in the spring when they seek ways to escape to the outside.1960 July 1, David Pimentel, Benjamin Epstein, “The Cluster Fly, Pollenia rudis (Diptera: Calliphoridae)”, in Annals of the Entomological Society of America, volume 43, number 4, →DOI

Questions about cluster flies

What is cluster flies the plural of?
Cluster flies is the plural of cluster fly.

Words near cluster flies in the dictionary

  1. cluster F-bombs
  2. cluster feeding
  3. cluster feedings
  4. cluster fig
  5. cluster figs
  6. cluster flies
  7. cluster fly
  8. cluster fuck
  9. cluster fucks
  10. cluster headache
  11. cluster headaches

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