n.
Pronunciation: ' skrü- ˌ w ə rm
Function: noun
Date: 1879
1 : a blowfly ( Cochliomyia hominivorax ) of the warmer parts of America whose larva develops in sores or wounds or in the nostrils of mammals including humans with serious or sometimes fatal results especially : its larva
2 : any of several flies other than the screwworm and especially their larvae which parasitize the flesh of mammals