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Definition of cluster fly in English: cluster flynoun A fly which enters buildings in large numbers while looking for a place to overwinter. Pollenia rudis (family Calliphoridae), and the smaller Thaumatomyia notata (family Chloropidae) Example sentencesExamples - Face flies and two or three species of cluster flies are often found in large clusters in the same overwintering site.
- If cluster flies can be denied access to a building, they will not be a nuisance or require control.
- Of course, spring is a good time to find earthworms, so the cluster fly is active during this season.
- The use of a vacuum cleaner is a quick and effective means of reducing a cluster fly population in the home.
- An adult cluster fly is 8 mm long and its dark grey non-metallic body is covered with short golden hairs.
- Bluebottles and cluster flies are disgusting little creatures, feeding off rotting food and excrement.
Definition of cluster fly in US English: cluster flynoun A fly that often enters buildings in large numbers during the autumn while looking for a place to overwinter. Pollenia rudis (family Calliphoridae), whose larvae parasitize earthworms, and the smaller Thaumatomyia notata (family Chloropidae) Example sentencesExamples - If cluster flies can be denied access to a building, they will not be a nuisance or require control.
- Bluebottles and cluster flies are disgusting little creatures, feeding off rotting food and excrement.
- Of course, spring is a good time to find earthworms, so the cluster fly is active during this season.
- The use of a vacuum cleaner is a quick and effective means of reducing a cluster fly population in the home.
- An adult cluster fly is 8 mm long and its dark grey non-metallic body is covered with short golden hairs.
- Face flies and two or three species of cluster flies are often found in large clusters in the same overwintering site.
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