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FLYBLOW
Etymology
Noun
flyblow (plural flyblows)
The larva of the blowfly, especially when found on rotten meat.
Hypernyms
• maggot
Verb
flyblow (third-person singular simple present flyblows, present participle flyblowing, simple past flyblew, past participle flyblown)
(transitive) To deposit eggs upon, as a blowfly does on meat; to cause to be maggoty.
(transitive, by extension) To taint or contaminate.
Anagrams
• blowfly
Source: Wiktionary
Fly"blow`, v. t.
Definition: To deposit eggs upon, as a flesh fly does on meat; to cause to be maggoty; hence, to taint or contaminate, as if with flyblows. Bp. Srillingfleet.
Fly"blow`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the eggs or young larvæ deposited by a flesh fly, or blowfly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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