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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flyblow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fly-blow
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An egg laid by a fly in animal flesh; a maggot hatched from such an egg.

verb

To deposit eggs upon, as a blowfly does on flesh; to cause to be maggoty.

Transitive verb

verb

To taint or contaminate.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From fly + blow.

Usage

Inflected Forms

flyblows (plural) flyblows (present, singular) flyblowing (participle, present) flyblew (past) flyblown (participle, past)

Frequently Paired Words

blowfly flyblown

Questions

What does flyblow mean?
An egg laid by a fly in animal flesh; a maggot hatched from such an egg.
Where does flyblow come from?
From fly + blow.

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