noun
- The act or process of a blowfly laying eggs on meat or other organic matter, causing it to become infested with maggots.
Usage: chiefly British; technical/culinary context
verb
- To lay eggs in (meat or other organic matter) as a blowfly does; to infest with blowfly larvae.
Usage: present participle of 'flyblown' or 'flyblowing'; chiefly British
Examples
- The butcher had to discard the meat due to flyblowing.
- Flyblowing is a serious concern in warm weather when storing meat outdoors.
- The fish began flyblowing within hours of being left in the sun.
- Proper refrigeration prevents flyblowing of perishable foods.
- The meat showed signs of flyblowing and had to be thrown away.