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screwworm

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screw·worm  (skrwûrm)
n.
The larva of the screwworm fly.
screwworm [ˈskruːˌwɜːm]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the larva of a dipterous fly, Callitroga macellaria, that develops beneath the skin of living mammals often causing illness or death
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the fly producing this larva: family Calliphoridae
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