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coffin flies

coffin flies is the plural of coffin fly.

Meaning of coffin fly

Noun

coffin fly (plural coffin flies)

  1. The scuttle fly, Megaselia scalaris, an omnivorous fly which eeds on plants (nectar) as well as carrion.
  2. The fly Conicera tibialis, which feeds on carrion.

Questions about coffin flies

What is coffin flies the plural of?
Coffin flies is the plural of coffin fly.

Words near coffin flies in the dictionary

  1. coffin corner
  2. coffin corners
  3. coffin dodger
  4. coffin dodgers
  5. coffin door
  6. coffin flies
  7. coffin fly
  8. coffin handle
  9. coffin handles
  10. coffin nail
  11. coffin nails

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