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Blackfly vs Blowfly - What's the difference?

blackfly | blowfly |

As nouns the difference between blackfly and blowfly

is that blackfly is a black or dark green aphid that is a common pest of agricultural crops while blowfly is any of various flies of the family calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or in open wounds.

blackfly

English

(wikipedia blackfly)

Alternative forms

* black fly

Noun

(blackflies)
  • A black or dark green aphid that is a common pest of agricultural crops.
  • Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family .

    • blowfly

    English

    (wikipedia blowfly)

    Alternative forms

    * blow-fly * bottlefly * carrion-fly

    Noun

    (blowflies)
  • Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or in open wounds.

    • See also

    * bluebottle * greenbottle * blowie

    Anagrams

    * flyblow