blowfly

Plural: blowflies

Noun

• A large, often metallic-colored fly that lays eggs on carrion.
• large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
• Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.

Examples

• The letters on his rack seemed to buzz around like a blowfly, making it hard to focus on a word.

Synonyms

blow fly, bottlefly, meat fly

Related Words

flesh fly, flesh-fly, fleshfly, flyblow, flyblown