flesh fly

flesh fly
noun
fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals
• Hypernyms: ↑fly
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcophaga, ↑genus Sarcophaga

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noun
Etymology: Middle English flesh-flie, from flesh + flie fly
: any of numerous flies (superfamily Muscoidea) whose maggots feed on flesh (as a bluebottle or a blowfly); especially : any of various viviparous flies that deposit living larvae on fresh meat and that constitute the genus Sarcophaga — called also meat fly

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any fly of the family Sarcophagidae, comprising species that deposit their eggs or larvae in carrion or in the flesh of living animals.
[1275-1325; ME]

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flesh fly,
a fly whose larvae feed on decaying flesh, garbage, and other rot; blowfly.

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n. a fly that breeds in carrion, typically producing live young that are deposited on a carcass. ● Family Sarcophagidae: Sarcophaga and other genera

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Flesh fly — Flesh Flesh (fl[e^]sh), n. [OE. flesch, flesc, AS. fl[=ae]sc; akin to OFries. fl[=a]sk, D. vleesch, OS. fl[=e]sk, OHG. fleisc, G. fleisch, Icel. & Dan. flesk lard, bacon, pork, Sw. fl[ a]sk.] 1. The aggregate of the muscles, fat, and other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flesh-fly — fleshˈ fly noun A fly (esp Sarcophaga) whose larvae feed on damaged flesh • • • Main Entry: ↑flesh …   Useful english dictionary

  • flesh fly — n a dipteran fly whose maggots feed on flesh esp any of the family Sarcophagidae of flies some of which cause myiasis * * * any member of the family Sarcophagidae …   Medical dictionary

  • flesh fly — flesh′ fly n. ent any fly of the family Sarcophagidae, comprising species that deposit their eggs or larvae in the flesh of animals • Etymology: 1275–1325 …   From formal English to slang

  • flesh fly — n. any of a family (Sarcophagidae) of dipterous flies that deposit their maggots on flesh, carrion, dung, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Flesh-fly — Taxobox name = Flesh flies image width = 250px image caption = Sarcophaga sp. regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera… …   Wikipedia

  • Flesh Fly (fly fishing) — Flesh Fly is a popular fly pattern used by rainbow trout anglers in Western Alaska. This particular fly fishing pattern is designed to mimic a chunk of rotten salmon flesh washing down stream. The pattern is usually tied using white or off white… …   Wikipedia

  • flesh fly — any fly of the family Sarcophagidae, comprising species that deposit their eggs or larvae in carrion or in the flesh of living animals. [1275 1325; ME] * * * ▪ insect  any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are similar… …   Universalium

  • flesh-fly — /ˈflɛʃ flaɪ/ (say flesh fluy) noun (plural flesh flies) any fly of the dipterous family Sarcophagidae which deposits its larvae in the flesh of living animals …  

  • flesh fly — noun Date: 14th century a dipteran fly whose maggots feed on flesh; especially any of a family (Sarcophagidae) of flies some of which cause myiasis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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