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Dutch
Etymology
From brom + vlieg (“fly”). The first part of the compound is an onomatopoeia for the typical sound made by blowflies when flying.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɔm.vlix/
- Hyphenation: brom‧vlieg
Noun
bromvlieg f (plural bromvliegen, diminutive bromvliegje n)
- a blowfly, a bluebottle, fly of the family Calliphoridae
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