wohlfahrtia
noun
wohl·fahr·tia
ˌvōl-ˈfärt-ē-ə
1
capitalized
: a genus of larviparous dipteran flies of the family Sarcophagidae that commonly deposit their larvae in wounds or on the intact skin of humans and domestic animals causing severe cutaneous myiasis
2
: any fly of the genus Wohlfahrtia
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