face fly
noun
: a European dipteran fly (Musca autumnalis) that is similar to the housefly, is widely established in North America, and causes distress to livestock by clustering about the face
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His face flies on a flag outside the team’s new stadium and he’s often found in the team’s supporter section, where its most devoted fans gather.
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Bob Smietana, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
So how about a bright yellow happy face fly swatter?
—René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 9 Dec. 2020
The worms move from eye to eye via face flies, aka Musca autumnalis, which feast on tears.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2019
The parasites often spread among cows - their preferred hosts - through certain types of face flies that eat eye secretions, such as tears, the Oct. 22 paper said.
—Allyson Chiu, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019
That larvae then need to hop back on board a face fly to complete its complicated life cycle.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 14 Feb. 2018
The worm may have found its way to Beckley via a face fly.
—Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com, 14 Feb. 2018
Bob Smietana, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
So how about a bright yellow happy face fly swatter?
—René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 9 Dec. 2020
The worms move from eye to eye via face flies, aka Musca autumnalis, which feast on tears.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2019
The parasites often spread among cows - their preferred hosts - through certain types of face flies that eat eye secretions, such as tears, the Oct. 22 paper said.
—Allyson Chiu, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019
That larvae then need to hop back on board a face fly to complete its complicated life cycle.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 14 Feb. 2018
The worm may have found its way to Beckley via a face fly.
—Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com, 14 Feb. 2018
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First Known Use
1959, in the meaning defined above
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face fly
noun
: a European fly of the genus Musca (M. autumnalis) that is similar to the housefly, is widely established in North America, and causes distress in livestock by clustering about the face
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