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blowfly

blow·fly [ blṓ fl ] (plural blow·flies)


noun 
Definition:
 
meat-seeking fly: a large fly such as a bluebottle or greenbottle that lays its eggs in rotting meat, in dung, or in open wounds. Family Calliphoridae.

[Early 19th century. <blow1 "deposit eggs"]
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