mango fly

noun

Cordylobia anthropophaga, a blowfly common in East and Central Africa. It is a parasite of large mammals (including humans, where it may cause myiasis) during its larval stage.

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Meanings

nounmango fly (plural mango flies)

plural mango flies

  1. Cordylobia anthropophaga, a blowfly common in East and Central Africa. It is a parasite of large mammals (including humans, where it may cause myiasis) during its larval stage.
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APA

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Chicago

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