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Blowflies
Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
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Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
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| calliphoridae | The (commonly known as blowflies, blow flies, blow-flies, carrion flies, bluebottles, or greenbottles) a family of insects in the order Diptera, with almost 1,900 known species. |
| family calliphoridaenoun | blowflies |
| bluebottlesnoun | Any of various blowflies of the genus Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise when flying. |
| insectsnoun | a 2009 album released by Gibraltarian flamenco/metal quintet Breed 77. |
| ectoparasitesnoun | A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes. |
| greenflynoun | Certain aphids (Aphidoidea), commonly known as greenfly in Britain and the Commonwealth. |
| itch mitenoun | Sarcoptes scabiei, a parasitic arthropod that burrows into the skin and causes scabies. |
| woodlicenoun | — |
| horsefliesnoun | Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly). |
| fall webwormnoun | Hyphantria cunea, a moth in the family Arctiidae known principally for its larval stage, which creates characteristic webbed nests on a wide variety of hardwood trees in the late summer and fall. |
| waspsnoun | Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet. |
| hornwormnoun | A caterpillar of a hawk moth that has a hornlike tail process. |
| maggotsnoun | A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. |
| springtailsnoun | Any of various wingless hexapods, of the subclass Collembola, with spring-like legs. |
| sclerotianoun | a genus of fireflies in the subfamily Luciolinae. |
| wrigglersnoun | Anything that wriggles (literally or figuratively). |
| housefliesnoun | The common housefly, Musca domestica, that frequents most homes and spreads some diseases. |
| mantidsnoun | mantis (insect) |
| tussock mothnoun | Any moth of subfamily Lymantriinae. |
| parasitoidnoun | Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host. |
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