"drain fly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drain flies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drain fly (plural drain flies)
  1. A fly whose larvae live in decaying organic matter underwater, most notably on the inside of drains, Clogmia albipunctata and similar species. Synonyms: shower fly Translations (Translations): mosca-de-banheiro [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-drain_fly-en-noun-e0CqXbeZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 56 44
  2. Any species in the subfamily Psychodinae of the family Psychodidae. Synonyms: moth fly
    Sense id: en-drain_fly-en-noun-NAULNefw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations, Dipterans Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Dipterans: 27 73

Inflected forms

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