New World screwworms

A form of New World screwworm — An egg, larva, pupa, or adult of genus Cochliomyia, especially of species Cochliomyia hominivorax, which feeds on living tissue, or Cochliomyia macellaria, which does not.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of New World screwworm
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