BLOWFLY

blowfly, blow fly

(noun) large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

blowfly (plural blowflies)

Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.

Anagrams

• flyblow

Source: Wiktionary


Blow"fly`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its eggs or young larvæ (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other animal products.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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