flyblow
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fly·blow
(flī′blō′)n.
The egg or larva of a blowfly.
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flyblow
(ˈflaɪˌbləʊ)vb, -blows, -blowing, -blew or -blown
(tr) to contaminate, esp with the eggs or larvae of the blowfly; taint
n
(Zoology) (usually plural) the egg or young larva of a blowfly, deposited on meat, paper, etc
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fly•blow
(ˈflaɪˌbloʊ)v. -blew, -blown, -blow•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to deposit eggs or larvae on (meat or other food).
n. 2. one of the eggs or young larvae of a blowfly, deposited on food.
[1550–60]
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flyblow
Past participle: flyblown
Gerund: flyblowing
| Imperative |
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| flyblow |
| flyblow |
| Present |
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| I flyblow |
| you flyblow |
| he/she/it flyblows |
| we flyblow |
| you flyblow |
| they flyblow |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I flyblew |
| you flyblew |
| he/she/it flyblew |
| we flyblew |
| you flyblew |
| they flyblew |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am flyblowing |
| you are flyblowing |
| he/she/it is flyblowing |
| we are flyblowing |
| you are flyblowing |
| they are flyblowing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have flyblown |
| you have flyblown |
| he/she/it has flyblown |
| we have flyblown |
| you have flyblown |
| they have flyblown |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was flyblowing |
| you were flyblowing |
| he/she/it was flyblowing |
| we were flyblowing |
| you were flyblowing |
| they were flyblowing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had flyblown |
| you had flyblown |
| he/she/it had flyblown |
| we had flyblown |
| you had flyblown |
| they had flyblown |
| Future |
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| I will flyblow |
| you will flyblow |
| he/she/it will flyblow |
| we will flyblow |
| you will flyblow |
| they will flyblow |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have flyblown |
| you will have flyblown |
| he/she/it will have flyblown |
| we will have flyblown |
| you will have flyblown |
| they will have flyblown |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be flyblowing |
| you will be flyblowing |
| he/she/it will be flyblowing |
| we will be flyblowing |
| you will be flyblowing |
| they will be flyblowing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been flyblowing |
| you have been flyblowing |
| he/she/it has been flyblowing |
| we have been flyblowing |
| you have been flyblowing |
| they have been flyblowing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been flyblowing |
| you will have been flyblowing |
| he/she/it will have been flyblowing |
| we will have been flyblowing |
| you will have been flyblowing |
| they will have been flyblowing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been flyblowing |
| you had been flyblowing |
| he/she/it had been flyblowing |
| we had been flyblowing |
| you had been flyblowing |
| they had been flyblowing |
| Conditional |
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| I would flyblow |
| you would flyblow |
| he/she/it would flyblow |
| we would flyblow |
| you would flyblow |
| they would flyblow |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have flyblown |
| you would have flyblown |
| he/she/it would have flyblown |
| we would have flyblown |
| you would have flyblown |
| they would have flyblown |
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