CALLITROGA


Meaning of CALLITROGA in English

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 )

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