fly-strike

[ flahy-strahyk ]

nounVeterinary Pathology.

Origin of fly-strike

1
First recorded in 1935–40

Words Nearby fly-strike

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British Dictionary definitions for flystrike

flystrike

/ (ˈflaɪˌstraɪk) /


noun
  1. the infestation of wounded sheep by blowflies or maggots

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