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FLESH FLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flesh fly mean? 

FLESH FLY (noun)
  The noun FLESH FLY has 1 sense:

1. fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animalsplay

  Familiarity information: FLESH FLY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLESH FLY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

flesh fly; Sarcophaga carnaria

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)


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