screwworm

(skro̵̅o̅′wʉrm′)

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noun

the larva of an American blowfly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) that infests wounds, and the nostrils, navel, etc. of animals, often causing illness

See screwworm in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The larva of the screwworm fly.

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