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Definition: Calliphora

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Calliphora" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1885. (references)

Common Expressions: Calliphora

Expressions Definition
Calliphora vicina Blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Calliphora Type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Calliphora


Calliphora

Calliphora
C. vicina
C. vicina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Muscomorpha
Subsection: Calyptratae
Superfamily: Oestroidea
Family: Calliphoridae
Subfamily: Calliphorinae
Genus: Calliphora
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Type species
Calliphora vomitoria, L.
Species

See text. Source: UniProt[1]

Calliphora is the type genus of blow flies, the family Calliphoridae.

Species in the genus Calliphora

References

  1. UniProt. "Calliphora" (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-31.

External links

  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Calliphora at Wikimedia Commons
  • Information related to Calliphora from Wikispecies.



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