flyblow

Meanings

Noun

  • The larva of the blowfly, especially when found on rotten meat.

Verb

  • To deposit eggs upon, as a blowfly does on meat; to cause to be maggoty.
  • To taint or contaminate.

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Broader meaning words

Origin

  • fly + blow

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