Blowfly

Blowfly
Blowfly Blow"fly`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of fly of the genus {Musca} that deposits its eggs or young larv[ae] (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other animal products. [1913 Webster]

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  • blowfly — [blō′flī΄] n. pl. blowflies [ BLOW1 (vi. 9) + FLY2] any of a family (Calliphoridae) of dipterous flies that deposit eggs or maggots in carrion or meat, or in wounds or on the skin …   English World dictionary

  • blowfly — UK [ˈbləʊˌflaɪ] / US [ˈbloʊˌflaɪ] noun [countable] Word forms blowfly : singular blowfly plural blowflies a fly that lays its eggs on meat or dead animals …   English dictionary

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  • blowfly — /ˈbloʊflaɪ / (say blohfluy) noun (plural blowflies) 1. any of various true flies, of the order Diptera, family Calliphoridae, which deposit their eggs or larvae on carcasses or meat, or in sores, wounds, etc., especially the green blowfly,… …  

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