Phrase Hound found 206 phrases and 73 compound words that contain flies. The most common are listed below. Open flies in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 206
- as the crow fliesIn a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.
- time fliesTime passes quickly.
- fruit fliesplural of fruit fly: Any insect of the Tephritidae family, whose larvae damage plant tissue.
- fire-fliesplural of fire-fly: Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.
- lord of the fliesBeelzebub; Satan
- drop like fliesTo die en masse, one after the other.
- as the gull fliesIn a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.
- bar fliesplural of bar fly: A person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment
- bat fliesplural of bat fly: Any of the family Nycteribiidae of flattened, spider-like parasitic flies without eyes or wings.
- bee fliesplural of bee fly: Any of the flies in the family Bombyliidae, with adults that look like bumblebees and larvae that are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other insects.
- blow fliesplural of blow fly: Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
- cluster fliesplural of cluster fly: Any of several species of Pollenia, especially Pollenia rudis, with the habit of congregating in dwellings over the winter.
- dance fliesplural of dance fly: Any of the flies in the family Hybotidae.
- deer fliesplural of deer fly: A louse fly, a species in the family Hippoboscidae (Lipoptena cervi), parasites of elk, deer and other bovine animals, sucking blood and laying eggs in the fur of the host animals, found in Eurasia.
- drain fliesplural of drain fly: A fly whose larvae live in decaying organic matter underwater, most notably on the inside of drains, Clogmia albipunctata and similar species.
- dry fliesplural of dry fly: A fly used in fly fishing, designed to float in or on the surface of the water
- face fliesplural of face fly: A fly, Musca autumnalis, that resembles the housefly and is a pest of cattle and horses.
- flesh-fliesplural of flesh-fly: any fly of the family Sarcophagidae that feed on carrion
- flower-fliesplural of flower-fly: the hover-fly
- green-fliesplural of green-fly: Any of several kinds of common insects green in color:
- horse-fliesplural of horse-fly: Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
- lake fliesplural of lake fly: Any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae, chironomids.
- March fliesplural of March fly: Any of the family Bibionidae of dark hairy flies.
- noon fliesplural of noon fly: Mesembrina meridiana, a small, black-bodied fly with orangeish wings.
- sacrifice fliesplural of sacrifice fly: A fly ball that allowed a runner to advance after it was caught
Compound words 73
- butterfliesplural of butterfly: A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
- dragonfliesplural of dragonfly: An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
- firefliesplural of firefly: Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.
- mayfliesplural of mayfly: Any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.
- damselfliesplural of damselfly: Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.
- stonefliesplural of stonefly: Any of the freshwater aquatic insects in the order Plecoptera.
- whitefliesplural of whitefly: Any of various small insects of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest
- caddisfliesplural of caddisfly: Any insect, of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings; they are found near lakes and streams.
- housefliesplural of housefly: Any fly regularly found in human dwellings.
- dobsonfliesplural of dobsonfly: Any insect of the subfamily Corydalinae, whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.