blowfly
blowfly · blowflies
мясная муха
Schmeißfliege, Aasfliege, Schmeiße
Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat,…Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
US/ˈbloʊˌflaɪ/
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
Schmeißfliege, Aasfliege, Schmeiße
мясна́я му́хаmjasnája múxa
large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
flies of the family Calliphoridae:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
flies of the family Calliphoridae:
Origin
From blow (“to infest with maggots by depositing eggs upon flesh”) + fly.From blow (“to infest with maggots by depositing eggs upon flesh”) + fly.
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