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dung-fly

dung-fly is the alternative form of dungfly.

Meaning of dungfly

Noun

dungfly (plural dungflies)

  1. A two-winged fly of the genus Scathophaga.
    Synonyms:
    scatophage

Forms of dung-fly

pluraldung-flies

Questions about dung-fly

What is dung-fly the alternative form of?
Dung-fly is the alternative form of dungfly.

Words near dung-fly in the dictionary

  1. dung tag
  2. dung tags
  3. dung-beetle
  4. dung-beetles
  5. dung-flies
  6. dung-fly
  7. dung-heap
  8. dung-heaps
  9. dung-hill
  10. dung-hills
  11. dung-hunter

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