| 单词 | screwworm |
| 释义 | screwworm[ skroo-wurm ] / ˈskruˌwɜrm / nounthe larva of any of certain flies of the genus Callitroga, which sometimes infests wounds and the nose and navel of domestic animals and humans. Origin of screwwormAn Americanism dating back to 1875–80; screw + worm Words nearby screwwormscrew tap, screw thread, screw-top, screwup, screw up one's courage, screwworm, screwworm fly, screwy, screw you, Scriabin, scribble Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for screwwormscrewworm / (ˈskruːˌwɜːm) / nounthe larva of a dipterous fly, Callitroga macellaria, that develops beneath the skin of living mammals often causing illness or death the fly producing this larva: family Calliphoridae Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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