wohlfahrtia

wohl·fahr·tia

noun \ˌvōl-ˈfärt-ē-ə\

Definition of WOHLFAHRTIA

1

capitalized : a genus of larviparous dipteran flies of the family Sarcophagidae that commonly deposit their larvae in wounds or on the intact skin of humans and domestic animals causing severe cutaneous myiasis

2

: any fly of the genus Wohlfahrtia

Biographical Note for WOHLFAHRTIA

Wol·fart \ˈvōl-ˌfärt\ , Peter (1675–1726), German physician. Wolfart was a practicing physician in Hanau, Germany, as well as a professor of medicine and anatomy, first at the secondary school and later at the college there.