face flies
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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His face flies on a flag outside the team’s new stadium and he’s often found in the team’s supporter section, where its most devoted fans gather.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023
If you can get over the horror of eye worms and face flies, they’re a fascinating example of parasite survival.
From National Geographic • Feb. 12, 2018
First of all, Bonura says, eye worms can’t survive without face flies.
From National Geographic • Feb. 12, 2018
The worms are carried by face flies, which feed on the tears of cattle, horses, and dogs; you may have seen them persistently buzzing around an animal’s eyes.
From National Geographic • Feb. 12, 2018
A leathern belt, cracked and whitened, furrowed his distended girth, and as he lay stretched with the sun scrutinising his face, flies and mosquitoes and carnivorous green ants feasted on his blood at will.
From Tropic Days by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
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