flyblow
/ˈflaɪˌbloʊ/
verb
- To deposit eggs or larvae (of a fly) on something, especially meat or a wound.
- If you don't cover the cut, flies might flyblow it and cause an infection.
- Flies will flyblow uncovered meat if left out in the summer heat.
- The maggots appeared because a fly had managed to flyblow the garbage.
noun
- The egg or young larva of a fly, especially one that infests meat or wounds.
- The butcher threw away the meat after finding a flyblow on it.
- A single flyblow can quickly spoil a piece of fresh fish.
- The farmer checked the sheep's wound for any flyblow.