Calliphorid

/kəˈlɪfərɪd/ noun

Any member of the blowfly family, characterized by metallic-colored bodies and a strong attraction to decaying organic matter.

Derived from Calliphora, the type genus of the family Calliphoridae, with the suffix '-id' meaning 'member of.' The family name uses the Greek root 'kallos' plus '-idae,' a standard biological suffix for families.

AMካሊፎሪድ
ARخنفساء كاليفورنية
BNক্যালিফোরিড
CAcalliphorid
CScalliphorid
DAcalliphorid
DECalliphoriden
ELκαλιφόριδ
EScalifórido
FAکاليفورید
FIcalliphorid
FRcalliphoride
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