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FLESH FLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals
Synonyms:
flesh fly; Sarcophaga carnaria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("flesh fly" is a kind of...):
fly (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)
Holonyms ("flesh fly" is a member of...):
genus Sarcophaga; Sarcophaga (flesh flies)