blow fly

or blow·fly

noun

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

First recorded in 1815–25

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Examples from the Web for blowfly

Historical Examples of blowfly

The house-fly has a life-history and immature stages like the blowfly, but its eggs are deposited on manure.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition
Vernon L. Kellogg
He had eased his uncle's labours by crushing the wasp, and averted his aunt's displeasure by obliterating the blowfly.
A Drake by George!
John Trevena
These must have been the larv of a blowfly similar to that which has been mentioned by others as inhabiting Sarracenia.
The Romance of Plant Life
G. F. Scott Elliot
A blowfly crawled over a caribou carcass, and possibly a few black flies were abroad.
The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin
Francis Harper
He swore savagely under his breath, and dabbed viciously at a blowfly that suddenly became noisy on the window-pane.
The Plattner Story and Others
H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for blowfly

blowfly

noun plural -flies

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 CalliphoridaeAlso called: bluebottle

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