blowfly

• Nom désignant une grande mouche, souvent d'un bleu ou d'un vert métallique, qui pond généralement ses œufs sur les charognes, le fumier ou les plaies ouvertes.

A noun referring to a large, often metallic blue or green fly that typically lays its eggs in carrion, dung, or open wounds.

1. A type of flyC1formal

   A large, often metallic blue or green fly that lays its eggs in carrion, dung, or open wounds.

   Mouche à viande

   • The blowfly buzzed around the dead animal.
   • Blowflies are often used in forensic science to estimate time of death.
   • The farmer noticed blowflies near the sheep's wound.

   Synonymesbluebottlegreenbottle