Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
--Simonds.
{House car} (Railroad), a freight car with inclosing sides
and a roof; a box car.
{House of correction}. See {Correction}.
{House cricket} (Zo["o]l.), a European cricket ({Gryllus
domesticus}), which frequently lives in houses, between
the bricks of chimneys and fireplaces. It is noted for the
loud chirping or stridulation of the males.
{House dog}, a dog kept in or about a dwelling house.
{House finch} (Zo["o]l.), the burion.
{House flag}, a flag denoting the commercial house to which a
merchant vessel belongs.
{House fly} (Zo["o]l.), a common fly (esp. {Musca
domestica}), which infests houses both in Europe and
America. Its larva is a maggot which lives in decaying
substances or excrement, about sink drains, etc.
{House of God}, a temple or church.
{House of ill fame}. See {Ill fame} under {Ill}, a.
{House martin} (Zo["o]l.), a common European swallow
({Hirundo urbica}). It has feathered feet, and builds its
nests of mud against the walls of buildings. Called also
{house swallow}, and {window martin}.
{House mouse} (Zo["o]l.), the common mouse ({Mus musculus}).
{House physician}, the resident medical adviser of a hospital
or other public institution.
{House snake} (Zo["o]l.), the milk snake.
{House sparrow} (Zo["o]l.), the common European sparrow
({Passer domesticus}). It has recently been introduced
into America, where it has become very abundant, esp. in
cities. Called also {thatch sparrow}.
{House spider} (Zo["o]l.), any spider which habitually lives
in houses. Among the most common species are {Theridium
tepidariorum} and {Tegenaria domestica}.
{House surgeon}, the resident surgeon of a hospital.
{House wren} (Zo["o]l.), the common wren of the Eastern
United States ({Troglodytes a["e]don}). It is common about
houses and in gardens, and is noted for its vivacity, and
loud musical notes. See {Wren}.
{Religious house}, a monastery or convent.
{The White House}, the official residence of the President of
the United States; -- hence, colloquially, the office of
President.
Source : WordNet®
Musca domestica
n : common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many
diseases [syn: {housefly}]