"fox maggot" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} fox maggot (plural not attested)
  1. One or possibly several species of the flesh fly genus Wohlfahrtia which cause myiasis in mammals. Tags: no-plural Categories (lifeform): Oestroid flies
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