ˌkalə.ˈtrōgə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from calli- + -troga (from Greek trōgein to gnaw) — more at terse
: a genus of No. American blowflies (family Calliphoridae) having larvae that are screwworms and including two serious pests of domestic animals, the common screwworm ( C. hominivorax ) and the secondary screwworm ( C. macellaria )