noun
blowflies
• Syn: ↑family Calliphoridae
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera
• Member Meronyms: ↑Calliphora, ↑genus Calliphora, ↑Lucilia, ↑genus Lucilia, ↑Sarcophaga, ↑genus Sarcophaga
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\\ˌkaləˈfȯrəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of large usually hairy metallic blue or green calyptrate flies comprising the blowflies and a few related forms with parasitic larvae — compare bluebottle
Useful english dictionary. 2012.