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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various small flies of the family Ephydridae living in damp or marshy places, some of which are agricultural or horticultural pests.
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- noun A tiny fly found near seashores or at smaller inland waters, such as ponds, of one the the 1,500 species of the family
Ephydridae .
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