fly vs flesh fly

flesh fly vs fly

fly and flesh fly both are nouns.

fly is an adjective but flesh fly is not an adjective.

fly is a verb but flesh fly is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fly	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
flesh fly	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flesh fly is a hyponym of fly; that is, flesh fly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fly:

fly: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
flesh fly: fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals

Other hyponyms of fly include house fly, housefly, Musca domestica, glossina, tsetse, tsetse fly, tzetze, tzetze fly, blow fly, blowfly, Sarcophaga carnaria, tachina fly, gadfly, bee fly, Haematobia irritans, horn fly.

fly (noun)	flesh fly (noun)
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air	fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

fly (adjective)	flesh fly (adjective)
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

fly (verb)	flesh fly (verb)
decrease rapidly and disappear
change quickly from one emotional state to another
transport by aeroplane
hit a fly
travel through the air; be airborne
operate an airplane
move quickly or suddenly
run away quickly
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
travel in an airplane
pass away rapidly
cause to fly or float
be dispersed or disseminated
display in the air or cause to float

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