flyblow

[ flahy-bloh ]
/ ˈflaɪˌbloʊ /

verb (used with object), fly·blew, fly·blown, fly·blow·ing.

to deposit eggs or larvae on (meat or other food).

noun

one of the eggs or young larvae of a blowfly, deposited on meat or other food.

Origin of flyblow

First recorded in 1550–60; fly2 + blow2

Words nearby flyblow

fly-tying, fly-up, flyaway, flyback, flybelt, flyblow, flyblown, flyboat, flybook, flyboy, flybridge

British Dictionary definitions for flyblow

flyblow
/ (ˈflaɪˌbləʊ) /

verb -blows, -blowing, -blew or -blown

(tr) to contaminate, esp with the eggs or larvae of the blowfly; taint

noun

(usually plural) the egg or young larva of a blowfly, deposited on meat, paper, etc