flyblow

[flahy-bloh]

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verb (used with object)

to deposit eggs or larvae on (meat or other food).

noun

one of the eggs or young larvae of a blowfly, deposited on meat or other food.

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Origin:
1550–60; fly² + blow²

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flyblow (ˈflaɪˌbləʊ)

—vb , -blows, -blowing, -blew, -blown
1.	(tr) to contaminate, esp with the eggs or larvae of the blowfly; taint

—n
2.	(usually plural) the egg or young larva of a blowfly, deposited on meat, paper, etc

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