Definition of Blowfly

1. Noun. Large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds.

Exact synonyms: Blow Fly
Generic synonyms: Fly
Group relationships: Calliphora, Genus Calliphora
Specialized synonyms: Bluebottle, Calliphora Vicina, Greenbottle, Greenbottle Fly

Definition of Blowfly

1. n. Any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its eggs or young larvæ (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other animal products.

Definition of Blowfly

1. a type of fly [n -FLIES]

Medical Definition of Blowfly

1. Any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its eggs or young larvae (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other animal products. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blowfly

blowball
blowball
blowballs
blowby
blowbys
blowdown
blowdowns
blowed
blower
blower
blowers
blowfish
blowfishes
blowflies
blowfly (current term)
blowfly (current term)
blowfly strike
blowgun
blowgun
blowguns
blowhard
blowhards
blowhole
blowhole
blowholes
blowie
blowier
blowies
blowiest
blowiness

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