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dungfly

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

A two-winged fly of the genus Scathophaga.

From dung + fly, from its typical food source.

dungflies (plural) dung fly (alternative) dung-fly (alternative)

scatophage

What does dungfly mean?: A two-winged fly of the genus Scathophaga.
Where does dungfly come from?: From dung + fly, from its typical food source.

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