| 单词 | blowfly |
| 释义 | blowfly (once / 274868 pages) n WORD FAMILY blowfly: blowflies USAGE EXAMPLESThe "worm" is the larval stage of the blowfly, which burrows its way into live flesh like a corkscrew, effectively eating animals alive. BBC(Nov 03, 2016) 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. New York Times(Jun 13, 2016) In other experiments, blowflies, mealworms, and yellow fever mosquitoes have been killed by airborne ultrasonic sound in a matter of seconds. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring(1962) n large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds Syn|Hypo|Hyper blow fly Calliphora vicina, bluebottle blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight greenbottle, greenbottle flyblowfly with brilliant coppery green body fly two-winged insects characterized by active flight |
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