blowfly.

A fly of a group commonly associated with carrion, with larvae that often develop in decaying organic matter.

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Words that belong together

• a metallic blowfly
• blowfly larvae

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A metallic blowfly settled on the sill beside the covered remains.

The investigator recorded the blowfly larvae before drawing conclusions about timing.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular blowfly; plural blowflies. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.