Definition of "houseflies" [houseflies]

• Plural form of housefly. (noun)

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• "And except for houseflies, not many other kinds of bugs."
• "And the hours were very long in solitary; nor could I sleep them all away; nor could I while them away with houseflies, no matter how intelligent For houseflies are houseflies, and I was a man, with a man's brain; and my brain was trained and active, stuffed with culture and science, and always geared to a high tension of eagerness to do."
• "And in the meantime I lay there on my cell floor and played games with houseflies."