| 单词 | maggot fly |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmaggot fly maggot fly n. any of various flying insects with maggot-like larvae; spec. (a) a blowfly, esp. one of the genus Lucilia; (b) a fly whose larvae attack roots, esp. the cabbage root fly, Delia radicum ( Hylemya brassicae) (family Anthomyiidae). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] maggot fly1606 Diptera1813 scuttle fly1976 1606 S. Gardiner Bk. Angling viii. 128 The red worme, case-worme, magget flie...are glorious in out-ward appearance. 1837 Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) II. 494 The Large Flesh-flies, or Sheep-Maggot-flies, more commonly known as Blue-bottles, of which there are more than one species. 1905 V. L. Kellogg Amer. Insects 345 The cabbage maggot-fly lays its eggs also on the stem just above or even below the ground, and the larvae burrow into the roots. 1993 Independent 9 Feb. 7/4 Wool from hill sheep is expected to be virtually unsaleable this year—but the sheep still have to be sheared to keep down ticks and maggot-fly. < as lemmas |
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