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face fly

noun

Definition of face fly

: a European dipteran fly (Musca autumnalis) that is similar to the housefly, is widely established in North America, and causes distress to livestock by clustering about the face

Recent Examples on the Web

//The parasites often spread among cows - their preferred hosts - through certain types of face flies that eat eye secretions, such as tears, the Oct. 22 paper said.
— Allyson Chiu, chicagotribune.com, "She jogged through a swarm of flies. A month later she was pulling parasitic worms from her eye.," 7 Nov. 2019
//That larvae then need to hop back on board a face fly to complete its complicated life cycle.
— Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Woman Infected by Parasitic Cattle Eye Worm," 14 Feb. 2018
//The worm may have found its way to Beckley via a face fly.
— Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com, "Aetna director admits to never examining patient medical records when approving, denying coverage: report," 14 Feb. 2018

First Known Use of face fly

1959, in the meaning defined above

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