flesh-eating
Example Sentences
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Ranchers and vets say this $4 treatment for cattle will help them beat back flesh-eating screwworm.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
A flesh-eating parasitic fly is once again threatening the nation’s livestock, after being eradicated from the U.S. six decades ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The reemergence of the flesh-eating screwworm could not come at a worse time for the beef industry—or cows.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
The first case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating fly that typically feeds on livestock, has been detected a calf in Texas—the first U.S. case in six decades.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
“No doubt it would be a grand adventure,” she interjected, for she had no wish to dream about flesh-eating piranhas that night; the murderous pheasants had been bad enough.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
