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CALLIPHORA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Calliphora mean? 

CALLIPHORA (noun)
  The noun CALLIPHORA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowfliesplay

  Familiarity information: CALLIPHORA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CALLIPHORA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Calliphora; genus Calliphora

Hypernyms ("Calliphora" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Calliphora"):

blow fly; blowfly (large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds)

Holonyms ("Calliphora" is a member of...):

Calliphoridae; family Calliphoridae (blowflies)


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