Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muck fly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: muck- fly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fly found on, or associated with, dirt or dung.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[T]he naturalist […] next appealed to the patron's approbation for a curious disquisition he had made, touching the procreation of muck flies, in which he had laid down a curious method of collecting, preserving and hatching the eggs of these insects, even in the winter, by certain modifications of artificial heat."
"Less appetizing were the hordes of green, shiny muck-flies which were to be found all over the island, even amid the thickest tussock."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

muck flies (plural)

Questions

What does muck fly mean?: A fly found on, or associated with, dirt or dung.

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