| NOUN | animal | blowfly, blow fly | 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 | blow fly | |
| 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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