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Calliphoridae

noun

blowflies

• Syn: ↑family Calliphoridae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑Calliphora, ↑genus Calliphora, ↑Lucilia, ↑genus Lucilia, ↑Sarcophaga, ↑genus Sarcophaga

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\\ˌkaləˈfȯrəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Calliphora, type genus + -idae

: a family of large usually hairy metallic blue or green calyptrate flies comprising the blowflies and a few related forms with parasitic larvae — compare bluebottle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.