Illustrative Context

He killed a fly.

Disambiguation

The noun for the insect (a) fly, not the verb (to) fly, which is the separate IE-CoR meaning fly_V.

Target Sense

• The most generic and default term for flies as a general type of insect.
• Must be a basic, common register word, however: avoid technical, biological terms, e.g. Diptera. Follow common usage in the language, not biological classification.
• In a language which has no single overarching term, select the common term for the housefly or face fly (or closest local equivalent): typically black, mid-sized, and with no bite.
• Avoid terms limited to species with more specific and distinctive characteristics: biting flies (e.g. sandflies, midges, mosquitos), particularly small (e.g. fruit flies), or particularly big (e.g. horseflies), and so on.
• Avoid collective terms.