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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A muscid fly, Pollenia rudis, which enters houses in the autumn and clusters, in a sluggish way, on windows and walls.

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  • A muscid fly, Pollenia rudis, which enters houses in the autumn and clusters, in a sluggish way, on windows and walls.

    Calling this fly sluggish is just plain mean.

    February 18, 2022

  • Yeah. And I've heard that when these things get together to mate it often doesn't go well.

    February 20, 2022