screwworm
[ skroo-wurm ]
/ ˈskruˌwɜrm /
noun
the larva of any of certain flies of the genus Callitroga, which sometimes infests wounds and the nose and navel of domestic animals and humans.
Words nearby screwworm
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screwhead,
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screwup,
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screwworm fly,
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scriabin,
scribble,
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British Dictionary definitions for screwworm
screwworm
/ (ˈskruːˌwɜːm) /
noun
the larva of a dipterous fly, Callitroga macellaria, that develops beneath the skin of living mammals often causing illness or death
the fly producing this larva: family Calliphoridae