a blowfly

English - Turkish

Definition of a blowfly in English Turkish dictionary
blowfly: sinek
blowfly: et sineği
blowfly: göksinek
blowfly: i tırtılları leşte veya canlı hayvanda büyüyen bir kaç sinekten biri
blowfly: {i} kurt sineği
blowfly: (isim) kurt sineği
blowfly: etsineği

English - English

Definition of a blowfly in English English dictionary: blowie
Mouths are clamped shut to keep out blowies, with a slit at the corner prised open in case speech - preferably laconic - is necessary; miseries are borne with a stoical shrug.
blowfly: Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or in open wounds
blowfly: {i} fly that lays its eggs in dead flesh
blowfly: large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
blowfly: Any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its eggs or young larvæ (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other animal products
blowfly: Any member of the dipteran family Calliphoridae, including the screwworm and the bluebottle, greenbottle, and cluster flies. Metallic blue, green, or bronze, and noisy in flight, blowflies resemble the housefly in size and habits. The larvae usually feed on decaying flesh and sometimes infest open wounds. They may help prevent infection by cleaning away dead flesh, but may also destroy healthy tissue. Blowflies were once used to treat gangrene and a human bone disease and were used in World War I to clean soldiers' wounds. Some species seriously hurt or kill livestock by massive infestation or by carrying diseases such as anthrax, dysentery, and jaundice

a blowfly

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