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Meaning of "flesh fly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLESH FLY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLESH FLY

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Flesh fly is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FLESH FLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flesh fly

Flesh fly

Flies in the family Sarcophagidae are commonly known as flesh flies. They differ from most flies in that they are ovoviviparous, opportunistically depositing hatched or hatching maggots instead of eggs on carrion, dung, decaying material, or open wounds of mammals, hence their common name. Some flesh fly larvae are internal parasites of other insects such as Orthoptera, and some, in particular the Miltogramminae, are kleptoparasites of solitary Hymenoptera.

Definition of flesh fly in the English dictionary

The definition of flesh fly in the dictionary is any dipterous fly of the genus Sarcophaga, esp S. carnaria, whose larvae feed on carrion or the tissues of living animals: family Calliphoridae.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLESH FLY

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fleshliness
fleshling

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLESH FLY

bee fly
black fly
caddis fly
crane fly
dry fly
dung fly
fruit fly
Hessian fly
hover fly
let fly
like a blue-arsed fly
make the fur fly
Mediterranean fruit fly
on the fly
robber fly
Spanish fly
stable fly
tsetse fly
tube fly
wet fly

Synonyms and antonyms of flesh fly in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flesh fly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLESH FLY

Find out the translation of flesh fly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flesh fly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flesh fly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肉蝇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mosca de la carne
570 millions of speakers

English

flesh fly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मांस मक्खी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذبابة اللحم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плоть мухи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carne fly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাংস মাছি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mouche à viande
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Daging terbang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fleischfliege
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニクバエ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

육체 비행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Daging fly
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thứ ruồi sống bằng thịt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சதை பறக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देह माशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Et sineği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carne fly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciało mucha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плоть мухи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carne Fly
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σάρκα μύγα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

vlieg vlees
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kött fluga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjøtt fly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flesh fly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLESH FLY»

The term «flesh fly» is normally little used and occupies the 138.299 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLESH FLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flesh fly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLESH FLY»

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Gender-specific Differences in Spatial Behavior of the Flesh ...
Territoriality in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) was studied in the laboratory.
Caleb Paquette, 2008
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Maternal Effects As Adaptations
Rockey, S. J., and D. L. Denlinger. 1983. Deuterium oxide alters pupal diapause response in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis. Physiol. Entomol. 8:445-449. Rockey, S. J., and lD. L. Denlinger. 1986. Influence of maternal age on incidence  ...
Department of Biological Sciences University of South Carolina Timothy A. Mousseau Associate Professor, Columbia, Charles W. Fox Assistant Professor Fordham University, 1998
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Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal ...
They do not lay eggs, and thus fly egg masses associated with human remains cannot be attributed to sarcophagids. The time period necessary for egg development must also be eliminated when calculating a PMI based on flesh fly evidence.
Jason H. Byrd, James L. Castner, 2009
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Molecular Detection of Human Parasitic Pathogens
Some. flesh. fly. larvae. (maggots). are. internal. parasites. of. other. insects.. Occasionally,.flesh.fly.maggots.eat.other.smaller.lar- vae.(of.grasshoppers,. beetles,.snails,.and.caterpillars,.espe- cially.the.forest.tent.caterpillar).that.get.in. the.way.
Dongyou Liu, 2012
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The naturalist's cabinet: containing interesting sketches of ...
Common flesh.fly — Large blue bottle flesh-fly. It feeds during night, and though seldom to be seen in the day time, it courts the light of a candle, about which it frequently flutters, till it destroys itself. See the plate of insects, fig. 10 and 1 1. FLIES ...
Thomas Smith, 1807
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Flying Insects
When an animal dies, scavengers such as the flesh fly start to eat the body before others can get to it. The flesh fly gets in first by laying live young instead of eggs. A deer tries to run across a busy road ^s but is hit by a car and dies, scavengers ...
Jonathan Sutherland, 2006
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Photoperiodism: The Biological Calendar
A diapause maternal effect in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga bullata: Transfer of information from mother to progeny. J Insect Physiol 35: 553–558. Sauman I, Briscoe AD, Zhu H, Shi D, Froy O, Stalleicken L, Yuan Q, Casselman A, and Reppert SM.
Randy J. Nelson, David L. Denlinger, David E. Somers, 2009
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Insect Clocks, Third Edition
SAUNDERS, D. S. (1973b) The photoperiodic clock in the flesh-fly, Sarcophaga argyrostoma. J. Insect Physiol. 19, 1941-1954. SAUNDERS, D. S. (1974) Evidence for 'dawn' and 'dusk' oscillators in the Nasonia photoperiodic clock. J. Insect ...
D.S. Saunders, C.G.H. Steel, X. Vafopoulou, R.D. Lewis, 2002
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Insect Evidence: Basic Collection Procedures at the Death Scene
This fly is from the family Sarcophagidae and is commonly referred to as a flesh fly. Flesh. Fly. This flesh fly can range in length up to approximately fifteen millimeters and has a checkerboard (tessellated) abdomen with three longitudinal black ...
Melvin R. Bishop, 2008
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Antimicrobial Peptides
References Ando K, Okada M, Natori S 1987 Purification of sarcotoxin II, antibacterial proteins of Sarcophaga peregrina (flesh fly) larvae. Biochemistry 27: 226-230 Baba K, Okada M, Kawano T, Komano H, Natori S 1987 Purification of ...
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLESH FLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flesh fly is used in the context of the following news items.
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No need to look hard for forest tent caterpillars this year
... and parasites like the flesh fly, which lays its eggs on forest tent caterpillar cocoons so maggots can burrow through the silken case to feed on ... «Thompson Citizen, Jun 15»
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Fishing report: Ready for the rush to the Russian?
“After the first week, try natural fresh flesh fly patterns, to replicate flesh that's floating in the rivers,” Lowe said. Anglers are reminded that they ... «Kenai Peninsula Online, Jun 15»
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Sentencing: Trio banned from keeping dogs after canines savaged …
A witness to the attack on Teresa Stinton reported seeing “chunks of flesh fly in the air” after she was set upon by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier ... «Hereford Times, Mar 15»
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FISHING REPORT: Fraser good for cutthroat and dolly varden
The Fraser River is fair to good for cutthroat and dolly varden. For cutthroat try: Rolled Muddler, Flesh Fly, Anderson Stone, Eggo, Chez Nymph, ... «Mission City Record, Feb 15»
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On The Fly: Steelhead Stories
For cutthroat try: Rolled Muddler, Flesh Fly, Anderson Stone, Eggo, Chez Nymph, Big Black, black Stonefly Nymph, or Micro Leach. The Vedder ... «Maple Ridge Times, Jan 15»
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DJ Rude Jude Angelini Talks Scrappy New Memoir, 'Hyena'
Why hyena, and not coyote, flesh fly or jungle crow? Just thinking about other scavengers. That's the funny thing. Hyenas are scavengers, but ... «New York Observer, Jan 15»
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Carmakers, a fly beat you by 350m years
They picked two species - the soldier fly and the flesh fly - that typically flap their wings more than 100 times a second during flight. Studies by ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jan 15»
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People Who Live in 'Flyspecks' Shouldn't Fling Metaphors
Flesh fly (cc photo: JJ Harrison/Wikimedia). If you live in Virginia, Maryland or DC, the Washington Post thinks this guy could poop you out. «FAIR, Dec 14»
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'Who is the creepiest?' said the spider to the fly
A flesh fly on rare occasions can infect humans with leprosy bacilli, but in almost all instances, they cause no harm to people or animals. «The News-Press, Oct 14»
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Yard-long trout delivers thrill of a lifetime -- and a haunting memory
This isn't delicate fly fishing and because it's fall, we fish with beads, the occasional flesh fly or a black leech. We'd drift and fish a run, start the ... «Alaska Dispatch, Sep 14»

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