MEANING
A larva of certain flies that infest wounds and feed on living tissue.
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- screwworm infestation
- screwworm larvae
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The veterinary report confirmed a screwworm infestation.
They isolated the animal after the screwworm larvae were identified.
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Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular screwworm; plural screwworms. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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