fox maggot

English

Noun

fox maggot (plural not attested)

  1. One or possibly several species of the flesh fly genus Wohlfahrtia which cause myiasis in mammals.
    • 1948, F. X. Gassner and Maurice T. James
      The biology and control of the fox maggot Wohlfahrtia opaca (Coq.)
    • 1960, J. R. Gorham et al., Minks: Diseases and Parasites‎, page 24:
      The fox maggot (Wohlfahrtia spp.) is widely distributed throughout the Northern United States.
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