n :  a genus of dipteran flies (family Anthomyiidae) resembling but smaller than the common housefly and including the little housefly (F. canicularis) and the latrine fly (F. scalaris) .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  fau·na  fine  FNA  PHN 
 
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