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cluster fly

cluster fly noun: any of several species of Pollenia, especially Pollenia rudis, with the habit of congregating in dwellings over the winter.

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

Forms of cluster fly

pluralcluster flies

Questions about cluster fly

What does cluster fly mean?
Cluster fly means any of several species of Pollenia, especially Pollenia rudis, with the habit of congregating in dwellings over the winter.
What part of speech is cluster fly?
Cluster fly is a noun.
What is the plural of cluster fly?
The plural of cluster fly is cluster flies.

Words near cluster fly in the dictionary

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

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