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Encyclopedia > Flies

Fly can refer to any of the following things:

  • A fly is a lure, used in angling, with materials such as feathers or cotton thread, tied to look like a real fly.
  • Flies in trousers are a zipped, velcroed or buttoned opening, desined to allow men ease of access when dressing and undressing, as well as urinating.
  • Flies in a theatre refers to the fly tower over the stage or to a storage are to the side of the stage.

In the English language, fly means:

  • Fly is also a slang term, meaning "cool" or "hip".

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Fly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (898 words)
The fly life cycle is composed of four stages: egg, larva (commonly known as a maggot), pupa, adult.
In demonology, Beelzebub is referred to as the "Lord of the Flies".
In art, extremely life-like flies have sometimes been depicted in the trompe l'oeil paintings of the 15th century.
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