fox maggot

English

Noun

fox maggot (plural not attested)

1. One or possibly several species of the flesh fly genus Wohlfahrtia which cause myiasis in mammals.
   • 1948, F. X. Gassner and Maurice T. James[1]

     The biology and control of the fox maggot Wohlfahrtia opaca (Coq.)

   • 1960, J. R. Gorham et al., Minks: Diseases and Parasites‎^[2], page 24:

     The fox maggot (Wohlfahrtia spp.) is widely distributed throughout the Northern United States.