cheese fly

/ˈt͡ʃiːz.flaɪ/

noun

Piophila casei, a small fly whose larvae infest cheese and other foods.

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Meanings

nouncheese fly (plural cheese flies)

plural cheese flies

  1. Piophila casei, a small fly whose larvae infest cheese and other foods.

Origin

From cheese + fly.

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APA

cheese fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20fly

MLA

“cheese fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20fly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheese fly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20fly.

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