Flesh fly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals
    Sarcophaga carnaria.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), one of several species of flies whose larvæ or maggots feed upon flesh, as the bluebottle fly; called also meat fly, carrion fly, and blowfly. See Blowly.

Webster 1913