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screwworm

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Main Entry:
screw·worm 
          Listen to the pronunciation of screwworm
Pronunciation:
\ˈskrü-ˌwərm\
Function:
noun
Date:
1879
1: a blowfly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) of the warmer parts of America whose larva develops in sores or wounds or in the nostrils of mammals including humans with serious or sometimes fatal results ; especially : its larva2: any of several flies other than the screwworm and especially their larvae which parasitize the flesh of mammals


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