New World screwworm en · NOUN
Meanings
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An egg, larva, pupa, or adult of genus Cochliomyia, especially of species Cochliomyia hominivorax, which feeds on living tissue, or Cochliomyia macellaria, which does not.
The New World screwworm fly is a tropical species, unable to survive Midwestern or Great Plains winters, so it was a seasonal scourge.
2025 July 2, “U.S. plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest”, in NBC News, sourced from The Associated Press, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2025:Earlier, Reuters reported that beef industry sources said last week that the CDC had confirmed a case of New World screwworm in a person in Maryland who had traveled to the US from Guatemala.
2025 August 25, “First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite confirmed in US”, in The Guardian, sourced from Reuters, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| New World screwworms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Hyponyms
secondary screwworm · primary screwworm