SCREWWORM


Meaning of SCREWWORM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskrü-ˌwərm ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.