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

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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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