Definitions for "housefly"
Keywords:  domestica, musca, pest, fly, indeed
common fly (Musca domestica) that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases.
a common pest and disease carrier
The housefly (also house fly or house-fly), Musca domestica, is the most common fly occurring in homes, the most familiar of all flies and indeed one of the most widely distributed animals; it is a pest that can facilitate serious diseases.