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myiases

myiases is the plural of myiasis.

Meaning of myiasis

Noun

myiasis (countable and uncountable, plural myiases)

  1. The infestation of a living vertebrate by maggots.
    Synonyms:
    flystrike

Questions about myiases

What is myiases the plural of?
Myiases is the plural of myiasis.

Words near myiases in the dictionary

  1. Myhill
  2. Myhre
  3. Myhres
  4. myiagra
  5. myiagras
  6. myiases
  7. myiasis
  8. myiasitic
  9. myiatic
  10. myid
  11. myids

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