Sarcophaga

Sarcophaga
Sar·coph·a·ga sär-'käf-ə-gə n the type genus of the family Sarcophagidae comprising typical flesh flies

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n.
a genus of widely distributed non-bloodsucking flies, the flesh flies. Maggots are normally found in carrion or excrement but occasionally females will deposit their eggs in wounds or ulcers giving off a foul-smelling discharge; the presence of the maggots causes a serious myiasis. Rarely, maggots may be ingested with food and give rise to an intestinal myiasis.

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Sar·coph·a·ga (sahr-kofґə-gə) [sarco- + Gr. phagein to eat] a genus of gray flesh flies of the family Sarcophagidae. The larvae of several species have been found in wounds, ulcers, and nasal passages of animals. The most important species is S. haemorrhoidaґlis. Other species are S. carnaґria, S. dux, S. fuscicauґda, S. nificorґnis, and S. rubicorґnis.

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  • Sarcophaga — Sar*coph a*ga, n. [NL., fem. sing. See {Sarcophagus}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of Diptera, including the flesh flies. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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