"blow fly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blow flies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blow fly (plural blow flies)
  1. Alternative spelling of blowfly Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: blowfly
    Sense id: en-blow_fly-en-noun-huR89uvW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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