blowfly

Noun

Meaning

Any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its eggs or young larvae (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other animal products.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

blow fly fly gadfly gnat flies bluebottle mayfly botfly horsefly fruit fly black fly bee fly mud dauber housefly flesh fly

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Hypernyms

fly

Hyponyms

bluebottle greenbottle greenbottle fly Calliphora vicina

Related terms

flyblown flesh fly flyblow fleshfly

Phrases with the word

blowfly grass

Anagrams

flyblow

Examples

Clarence Reid was better known as Blowfly, a masked musician who performed extraordinarily X-rated parodies of popular songs throughout the ’70s and ’80s, with titles like “Girl Let Me Cum In Your Mouth” and “Who Did I Eat Last Night?” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

blowfish toxicity blowfish toxin poisoning blowfishes blowfly grass blowgun blowhard