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flesh fly

flesh fly noun: any fly of the family Sarcophagidae that feed on carrion.

Noun

flesh fly (plural flesh flies)

  1. Any fly of the family Sarcophagidae that feed on carrion.

Forms of flesh fly

pluralflesh flies
alternative formflesh-fly

Questions about flesh fly

What does flesh fly mean?
Flesh fly means any fly of the family Sarcophagidae that feed on carrion.
What part of speech is flesh fly?
Flesh fly is a noun.
What is the plural of flesh fly?
The plural of flesh fly is flesh flies.

Words near flesh fly in the dictionary

  1. flesh brush
  2. flesh brushes
  3. flesh fest
  4. flesh fests
  5. flesh flies
  6. flesh fly
  7. flesh glue
  8. flesh loaf
  9. flesh loaves
  10. flesh on the bones
  11. flesh one's maiden sword

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