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

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 chemotropism, not solicitude for its offspring, which drives the flesh fly to lay its eggs on decaying meat.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.

I have gathered a number of pupae of the flesh fly in one of my vermin jars.

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

In addition, graver disasters decimate her family, if, as I do not doubt, we can apply to the bluebottle what I have seen happen in the case of her rival, the flesh fly.

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