蝇蛆

蠅蛆

yíngqū

noun

Meanings

1 fly maggot
2 fly larva

Characters

Examples

垃圾桶里爬满了蝇蛆。

Lājītǒng lǐ pámǎnle yíngqū.

The trash can is crawling with maggots.

有些养殖场专门培育蝇蛆当饲料。

Yǒuxiē yǎngzhíchǎng zhuānmén péiyù yíngqū dāng sìliào.

Some farms specifically raise fly maggots for feed.

Tips

register

Neutral biology term for fly larvae. In everyday speech people just say 蛆 (qū) — 蝇蛆 is a bit more formal and specifies the parent species (蝇 = fly).

Stroke Order

蝇 yíng

蛆 qū