Cheese fly

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(Zool.)

a black dipterous insect (Piophila casei) of which the larvæ or maggots, called skippers or hoppers, live in cheese.

- Prior

See also: Cheese

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Stop by on Sunday and Monday and watch the cheese fly as professional cheese sculptor Sarah Baumann shows her skills creating art from two 150-lb.

Sargento food Ingredients Division. (The IFT Food Expo 2003)

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