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screwworm

screw·worm [ skr wùrm ] (plural screw·worms)


noun 
Definition:
 
larva of blowfly: the larva of the screwworm fly that grows under the skin of livestock and other mammals, causing injury and death

[Late 19th century. < the spiny hairs of the larva, which encircle each segment]
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