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Old World screwworms

Old World screwworms is the plural of Old World screwworm.

Meaning of Old World screwworm

Noun

Old World screwworm (plural Old World screwworms)

  1. An egg, larva, pupa, or adult of species Chrysomya bezziana, which feeds on living tissue, which does not.

Questions about Old World screwworms

What is Old World screwworms the plural of?
Old World screwworms is the plural of Old World screwworm.

Words near Old World screwworms in the dictionary

  1. Old World quails
  2. Old World rat
  3. Old World rats
  4. Old World ROM
  5. Old World screwworm
  6. Old World screwworms
  7. Old World sparrow
  8. Old World sparrows
  9. Old World vulture
  10. Old World vultures
  11. Old Yeller

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