drain flies

A form of drain fly — A fly whose larvae live in decaying organic matter underwater, most notably on the inside of drains, Clogmia albipunctata and similar species.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of drain fly
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: drain flies on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.