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stable fly

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
sta-ble fly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several medium-sized flies in the genus Stomoxys, of the family Muscidae that includes the housefly. The genus is unusual among members of that family, in that they suck blood from mammals.

noun

Any of several medium-sized flies in the genus Stomoxys, of the family Muscidae that includes the housefly. The genus is unusual among members of that family, in that they suck blood from mammals.

Inflected Forms

stable flies (plural)

Synonyms

biting house fly barn fly dog fly power mower fly

Questions

What does stable fly mean?
Any of several medium-sized flies in the genus Stomoxys, of the family Muscidae that includes the housefly. The genus is unusual among members of that family, in that they suck blood from mammals.

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