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blowfly

/ ˈbləʊˌflaɪ /

noun

  1. 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 Also calledbluebottle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

These must have been the larv of a blowfly similar to that which has been mentioned by others as inhabiting Sarracenia.

A blowfly crawled over a caribou carcass, and possibly a few black flies were abroad.

He swore savagely under his breath, and dabbed viciously at a blowfly that suddenly became noisy on the window-pane.

Mrs. Drake continued, waddling to the mantelpiece and flicking a disreputable blowfly from one of the vases.

He had eased his uncle's labours by crushing the wasp, and averted his aunt's displeasure by obliterating the blowfly.

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