flyblow

fly·blow

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flahy-bloh]
- /ˈflaɪˌbloʊ/
- /ˈflaɪbləʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahy-bloh]
- /ˈflaɪˌbloʊ/

Definitions of flyblow word

verb with object flyblow to deposit eggs or larvae on (meat or other food). 1
noun flyblow one of the eggs or young larvae of a blowfly, deposited on meat or other food. 1
noun flyblow Flies' eggs contaminating food, especially meat. 1
verb flyblow to contaminate, esp with the eggs or larvae of the blowfly; taint 0
noun flyblow the egg or young larva of a blowfly, deposited on meat, paper, etc 0
noun flyblow a blowfly's egg or larva 0

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Origin of flyblow

First appearance:

before 1550

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1550-60; fly2 + blow2

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Parts of speech for Flyblow

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flyblow

flyblow popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flyblow usage trend in Literature

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