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单词 flesh fly
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flesh fly


noun

any fly of the family Sarcophagidae, comprising species that deposit their eggs or larvae in carrion or in the flesh of living animals.

Origin of flesh fly

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325

Words nearby flesh fly

flesh, flesh and blood, flesh color, fleshed, flesher, flesh fly, fleshhook, fleshings, fleshly, fleshment, flesh out
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Example sentences from the Web for flesh fly

  • The larva of the common bee, and that of the flesh-fly, and some others, are among this number.

    The Life of an Insect|Anonymous
  • Thus that of the flesh-fly, Ray tells us in the place just quoted, pushes itself by the protruded spines of its tail.

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for flesh fly

flesh fly

noun

any dipterous fly of the genus Sarcophaga, esp S. carnaria, whose larvae feed on carrion or the tissues of living animals: 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

Medical definitions for flesh fly

flesh fly

n.

Any of various dipterous flies of the family Sarcophagidae whose larvae are parasitic in living animal tissue or feed on carrion.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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