FLESH FLY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals

Synonyms:

flesh fly; Sarcophaga carnaria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("flesh fly" is a kind of...):

fly (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)

Holonyms ("flesh fly" is a member of...):

genus Sarcophaga; Sarcophaga (flesh flies)

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