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CALLIPHORA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies

Synonyms:

Calliphora; genus Calliphora

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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