flyspeck

English

noun
Definitions
  • Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
  • (by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant.

Etymology

Compound from English fly + English speck (fat).

Origin

English

speck

Gloss

fat

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

Emoji
🐹

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