flyblow
Larvae from flies
Flyblow refers to the eggs or larvae that flies deposit on meat or other organic matter, causing it to become contaminated or spoiled.
As a verb, to flyblow is to contaminate in this way.
Flyblown meat is infested with maggots.
Figuratively, flyblown describes something corrupted, tainted, or squalid: a flyblown hotel room, flyblown ideas.
Make impure
- spoilageFood degradation process
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- defilementAct of corrupting purity
- foulingMaking something unclean
putrefaction · soiling · filth · unsanitary · adulteration · impurity · pollution · stain
Reproductive cell in shell
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- maggotImmature fly stage
- pupaInsect's resting stage
- ovipositionDepositing eggs externally
instar · metamorphosis · hatching · pupation · emergence · development · reproduction · fecundity
taint
Make impure
- spoilageFood degradation process
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- defilementAct of corrupting purity
fouling · putrefaction · soiling · filth · unsanitary · adulteration · impurity · pollution · stain · degradation
egg
Reproductive cell in shell
oviposition · instar · metamorphosis · hatching · pupation · emergence · development · reproduction · fecundity · generation
maggots
Larval flies
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- swarmMass of moving insects
- infestationPest takeover situation
blowflies · vermin · pests · breed · proliferate · overrun · invasion · plague · infest · parasitize
decompose
Break into simpler parts
deterioration · decomposition · necrosis · breakdown · perish · spoil · rancid · fetid · stench · cadaver