Medical Dictionary

fly

noun \ˈflī\
plural flies

Medical Definition of FLY

1
:  a winged insect—usually used in combination <emerging mayflies> <a large butterfly>
2
a :  any dipteran fly—called also true fly, two-winged fly b :  a large and stout-bodied dipteran fly (as a horsefly)
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