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Fannia

noun

Fan·​nia ˈfan-ē-ə How to pronounce Fannia (audio)
: a genus of dipteran flies (family Fanniidae) resembling but smaller than the common housefly and including the little housefly (F. canicularis) and the latrine fly (F. scalaris)

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“Fannia.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Fannia. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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