Relating to or characteristic of calliphorids; belonging to the blowfly family.
Formed from Calliphora with the suffix '-ine,' which creates adjectives meaning 'of or relating to' in scientific nomenclature. Common pattern in zoological terminology for describing family characteristics.
The calliphorine subfamily is so successful that scientists believe blowflies may have been among the first insects to colonize human settlements thousands of years ago, adapting to urban life faster than almost any other species.
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