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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blowfly, blow flynoun

    large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds

Wiktionary

  1. blowflynoun

    Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or in open wounds.

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  1. blowfly

    A blowfly is a type of large fly known for its metallic blue, green, or black color, commonly found in most areas of the world. They are known for their larval stage, during which they are parasitic on mammals, often leaving their eggs on decaying flesh or open wounds. They are part of the family Calliphoridae.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Blowflynoun

    any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its eggs or young larvae (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other animal products

Wikidata

  1. Blowfly

    Clarence Henry Reid, is an American musician and songwriter, also known by the stage name and alternate persona Blowfly. Reid wrote many hit R&B acts in the 1960s and 1970s. As Blowfly, he has recorded numerous albums, mostly of sex-based parodies of other songs, as well as original raps themed around sex. His stage name originated from his grandmother, who overheard him as a child singing "Do the Twist" as "Suck My Dick", and said "You is nastier than a blowfly." An alternate spelling used for his name on some of his early recordings is Blow Fly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Blowfly in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Blowfly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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