blowfly
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blowfly
- /ˈbloʊˌflaɪ/ US
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From blow (“to infest with maggots by depositing eggs upon flesh”) + fly.
noun blowflies · blow-fly · blow fly
- Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds. The flies that troubled me most were a large kind of blue-bottle or blow-fly. These settled in swarms on my bird skins when first put out to dry, filling their plumage with masses of eggs, which, if neglected, the next day produced maggots.
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noun flies of the family Calliphoridae
| Español | moscardón, moscarda |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | クロバエ kurobae |
| 中文 | 麗蠅 /丽蝇 lìying, 綠頭蒼蠅 /绿头苍蝇 lǜtóu cāngying |
| Português | varejeira |
| Français | mouche à viande |
| Deutsch | Schmeißfliege, Aasfliege, Schmeiße |
| Ελληνικά | κρεατόμυγα kreatómyga |
| Русский | мясна́я му́ха mjasnája múxa |
| Tiếng Việt | nhặng, ruồi lằng, ruồi xanh |
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