SARCOPHAGA CARNARIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sarcophaga carnaria mean? 

• SARCOPHAGA CARNARIA (noun)
  The noun SARCOPHAGA CARNARIA has 1 sense:

1. fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals

  Familiarity information: SARCOPHAGA CARNARIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SARCOPHAGA CARNARIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

flesh fly; Sarcophaga carnaria

Hypernyms ("Sarcophaga carnaria" is a kind of...):

fly (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)

Holonyms ("Sarcophaga carnaria" is a member of...):

genus Sarcophaga; Sarcophaga (flesh flies)