单词	blowfly
释义	blowfly noun blow·​fly ˈblō-ˌflī  : any of a family (Calliphoridae) of dipteran flies (such as the bluebottle or screwworm) that deposit their eggs especially on meat or in wounds Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Entomologists at North Carolina State University have even genetically tweaked blowfly maggots to also produce a human growth factor that could boost their healing powers. Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 2 June 2021 There may be a reason for that—some research has suggested the behavior keeps wounds clean and free of blowflies, a decidedly less friendly hitchhiker. National Geographic, 27 Feb. 2018 So the investigator had every worker lay down his tool in a field, and observed that just one sickle attracted blowflies, which were known to seek out blood. Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2017 In spring and summer, the peak seasons for insects like blowflies that are attracted to carrion, the pigs decomposed more rapidly than the human subjects. Erica Goode, New York Times, 13 June 2016 Word History First Known Use 1744, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition blowfly noun blow·​fly -ˌflī  plural blowflies : any dipteran fly (as a bluebottle or a screwworm) of the family Calliphoridae
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