flyblow

[ flahy-bloh ]

verb (used with object),fly·blew, fly·blown, fly·blow·ing.
  1. to deposit eggs or larvae on (meat or other food).

noun
  1. one of the eggs or young larvae of a blowfly, deposited on meat or other food.

Origin of flyblow

1
First recorded in 1550–60; fly1 + blow2

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British Dictionary definitions for flyblow

flyblow

/ (ˈflaɪˌbləʊ) /


verb-blows, -blowing, -blew or -blown
  1. (tr) to contaminate, esp with the eggs or larvae of the blowfly; taint

noun
  1. (usually plural) the egg or young larva of a blowfly, deposited on meat, paper, etc

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