maggot
Example Sentences
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Flies do not lay eggs on buried remains, so maggot activity confirmed the murder had to have happened between July 1981 and March 1982 before Karen was put in the shallow grave.
From BBC
A parasitic fly whose maggots can infest living livestock, birds, pets and humans, could threaten California soon.
From Los Angeles Times
He also said: "I wanna kill so badly, watching pathetic maggots die arouses me."
From BBC
The eggs hatch into maggots which burrow into the wound or the membrane, feeding on the living flesh.
From BBC
NWS myiasis is a parasitic infestation of fly larvae, or maggots, caused by parasitic flies.
From BBC
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