Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Sarcophaginae —flesh-fly .
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Examples
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Maggots, probably of Blowfly (_Sarcophaga_), Tro-Cortesianus 27d.
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That these are maggots of a blow-fly (_Sarcophaga_) there can be little doubt, not only on account of their mouth parts which are similar to those of the agave maggot (see later) but also because of their relation to God F whom they are devouring.
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Such is the habit of the great flesh-fly (Sarcophaga), of some allied genera (Tachina, etc.) whose larvae live as parasites on other insects, and occasionally of the
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On the surface of this long column, suspended perpendicularly in a corner of my study, I install some twenty Sarcophaga grubs, feeding them with meat.
The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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Two flies of the genus Sarcophaga frequent my slaughter yard: Sarcophaga carnaria and Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis, whose abdomen ends in a red speck.
The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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When the copious joint is in full process of dissolution, the pan becomes a puddle wherein wallow, in countless numbers, the grubs of the greenbottle and those of Sarcophaga carnaria, the Grey or checkered flesh fly, which are even mightier liquefiers.
The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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Sarcophaga, the flesh eater; in the vulgar tongue she is the grey flesh fly, or simply the flesh fly.
The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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As her evidence was doubtful, I had recourse to the flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria).
The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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For example, in Sarcophaga crassipalpis, oleic acid promotes cell membrane fluidity at low temperature and also allows the cell membrane to maintain a liquid crystalline state if temperatures increase in the cell membrane
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010
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We analyzed the proteomes of the hemocytes and fat bodies of Sarcophaga bullata larvae after infection by Escherichia coli.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Alice Masova 2010
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