- dung fly
- Sepsis violacea.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
dung fly
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dung-fly — dungˈ fly noun Any of a number of small two winged flies (family Scatophagidae) that breed on dung or decaying vegetable matter • • • Main Entry: ↑dung … Useful english dictionary
dung fly — noun : any of numerous small two winged flies (family Scatophagidae) that breed in dung and decaying vegetable matter; broadly : any fly of similar habits * * * n. a hairy fly that lays its eggs in fresh dung. ● Families Scathophagidae and… … Useful english dictionary
dung fly — also called cordylurid, any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are yellow or brown in colour and are common in pastures. In most species the eggs are laid in cow dung. The larvae then feed on the dung, speeding … Universalium
dung fly — noun a hairy fly that lays its eggs in fresh dung. [Scathophaga stercoraria and other species.] … English new terms dictionary
dung — n. & v. n. the excrement of animals; manure. v.tr. apply dung to; manure (land). Phrases and idioms: dung beetle any of a family of beetles whose larvae develop in dung. dung fly any of various flies feeding on dung. dung worm any of various… … Useful english dictionary
dung worm — noun 1. : any of certain earthworms living in dung heaps; especially : a common pink worm (Eisenia foetida) sometimes used as bait 2. : an insect larva (as of a two winged fly) that develops in dung … Useful english dictionary
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horn fly — a small bloodsucking fly, Haematobia irritans, that is a pest, esp. of cattle. [1700 10, Amer.] * * * ▪ insect (Haematobia irritans), insect of the family Muscidae (order Diptera) and a serious cattle pest. Adult horn flies cluster at the base… … Universalium
Blow-fly — Taxobox name = Calliphoridae image caption = Pollenia rudis female regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera subordo =… … Wikipedia
Flesh-fly — Taxobox name = Flesh flies image width = 250px image caption = Sarcophaga sp. regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera… … Wikipedia
