"muck fly" meaning in All languages combined

See muck fly on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: muck flies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|muck flies}} muck fly (plural muck flies)
  1. (obsolete) A fly found on, or associated with, dirt or dung. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Dipterans
    Sense id: en-muck_fly-en-noun-PND94utN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1940, Erling Christophersen, translated by RL Benham, Tristan da Cunha, The Lonely Isle, page 200:",
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        "(obsolete) A fly found on, or associated with, dirt or dung."
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