Medical Dictionary

Calliphoridae

noun pl Cal·li·phor·i·dae \ˌkal-ə-ˈfr-ə-ˌdē\

Medical Definition of CALLIPHORIDAE

:  a family of large usually hairy metallic blue or green flies comprising the blowflies (as a bluebottle) and a few related forms with parasitic larvae
cal·liph·o·rid \kə-ˈlif-ə-rəd\ adjective or noun

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