greenbottle

/ ˈɡriːnˌbɒtəl /

noun

1. a common dipterous fly, Lucilia caesar, that has a dark greenish body with a metallic lustre and lays its eggs in carrion: family Calliphoridae

Example Sentences

The first question that presents itself is this: how do the greenbottle grubs feed?

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On the top of this, I place a few slabs of greenbottle eggs collected a moment ago from the snake in my earthen pan.

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Even in this imperfect case, it is obvious that the greenbottle grubs begin by liquefying their food.

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The greenbottle's eggs, though these are of very rapid development, take twenty-four hours to yield their grubs.

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And it is the little Greenbottle worms that produce this liquid.

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