NOUN | animal | blow fly, blowfly | large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly |
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Meaning | large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds. | |
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Synonym | blowfly | |
Member of | Calliphora, genus Calliphora | type genus of the Calliphoridae |
Narrower | bluebottle, Calliphora vicina | blowfly with iridescent blue body |
greenbottle, greenbottle fly | blowfly with brilliant coppery green body | |
Broader | fly | two-winged insects characterized by active flight |
Spanish | moscardón, moscón | |
Catalan | borinot, mosca vironera |
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