Noun: blowfly 'blow,flI
- Large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
"Blowflies play an important role in forensic entomology";
- blow fly, blowie [Austral, informal]
Derived forms: blowflies
Type of: fly
Part of: Calliphora, genus Calliphora
Encyclopedia: Blowfly