flyspeck

/ˈflaɪˌspɛk/
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Other forms: flyspecks

Definitions of flyspeck
  1. noun
    a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly
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    type of:
    atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck
    (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
  2. adjective
    very small
    “the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy”
    synonyms: bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny
    little, small
    limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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