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screwworm
screw·worm S0169600 (skro͞o′wûrm′)n. The larva of the screwworm fly.screwworm (ˈskruːˌwɜːm) n1. (Animals) the larva of a dipterous fly, Callitroga macellaria, that develops beneath the skin of living mammals often causing illness or death2. (Animals) the fly producing this larva: family Calliphoridaescrew•worm (ˈskruˌwɜrm)
n. the larva of a blow fly, Cochliomyiamacellaria, that is a pest of livestock. screwworm
screwworm: see blowflyblowfly,
name for flies of the family Calliphoridae. Blowflies are about the same size as, and resemble, the housefly; because they are usually metallic blue or green they are also called bluebottle or greenbottle flies.
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screwworm (skro͞o′wûrm′)n. The larva of the screwworm fly.ThesaurusSeeblowfly |