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Blowfly

//ˈbloʊˌflaɪ// noun

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  1. 1
    Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.

    "The blowfly was her next victim, but an unexciting one. Pulling off its legs, she placed it with the hornet, and both lay side by side unprotestingly."

  2. 2
    large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds wordnet

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