blow fly
or blowfly
any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Calliphoridae that deposit their eggs or larvae on carrion, excrement, etc., or in wounds of living animals.
Origin of blow fly
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How to use blow fly in a sentence
And in some instances, they have no distinct head, as in the larva of the blow fly.
The Life of an Insect | AnonymousAll these parts are better seen in the proboscis of the blow-fly than in that of the house-fly, on account of their larger size.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope | John William GriffithThe larv of the blow-fly are well known to the angler, who uses them for bait, and calls them gentles.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope | John William GriffithBut there was no answer; only the cobwebs moved there, though I thought I heard a faint buzzing, which might have been a blow-fly.
Old Junk | H. M. TomlinsonThe blow-fly will cause its disagreeable offspring to take part in every meal.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) | William Delisle Hay
British Dictionary definitions for blowfly
/ (ˈbləʊˌflaɪ) /
any of various dipterous flies of the genus Calliphora and related genera that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, carrion, and open wounds: family Calliphoridae: Also called: bluebottle
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