blowfly

British

/ ˈbləʊˌflaɪ /

noun

Also called: bluebottle. 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

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It is the larval, or maggot, stage of a metallic-looking blowfly known as Cochliomyia hominivorax.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025

While many blowfly species are attracted to it, the lure is also effective at drawing in the New World screwworm.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025

"It could have been DNA from a blowfly," Holmes says.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2021

“Brother of the blowfly… no one gets to heaven without going through you first.”

From Scientific American ● Dec. 20, 2012

Class distinctions were apparently forgotten in the common enthusiasm; the plebeian bluebottle and blowfly now consorted with Aphrodite and sipped at the same drop.

From My Studio Neighbors by Gibson, William Hamilton

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