flesh fly

American  

noun

1. any fly of the family Sarcophagidae, comprising species that deposit their eggs or larvae in carrion or in the flesh of living animals.

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flesh fly British  

noun

1. any dipterous fly of the genus Sarcophaga , esp S. carnaria , whose larvae feed on carrion or the tissues of living animals: family Calliphoridae

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Etymology

Origin of flesh fly

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325

Example Sentences

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flesh fly

For a while, the common flesh fly, which does not occur in the Americas, appeared there in great abundance on iNaturalist’s maps.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

Some give me the adult flesh fly, others the parasite.

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

From what height will the flesh fly dare to let her children drop?

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

Would it not be the same with the pupa of the flesh fly?

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

It is an exact repetition of what the liquefiers of meat, the grubs of the grey flesh fly and the bluebottle, have lately shown us.

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander