bot·fly

also bot fly (bŏt′flī′)

Any of various stout dipteran flies of the family Oestridae, having larvae that are parasitic on mammals, including livestock and sometimes humans.

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botfly

(ˈbɒtˌflaɪ)

n, pl -flies

(Animals) any of various stout-bodied hairy dipterous flies of the families Oestridae and Gasterophilidae, the larvae of which are parasites of humans, sheep, and horses

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bot•fly

(ˈbɒtˌflaɪ)

n., pl. -flies.

any of several flies of the families Oestridae, Gasterophilidae, and Cuterebridae, the larvae of which are parasitic in the skin or other parts of various mammals.

[1810–20]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

botfly - stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals

gadfly - any of various large flies that annoy livestock

Gasterophilus intestinalis, horse botfly - parasitic chiefly on horses

Dermatobia hominis, human botfly - large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals

Oestrus ovis, sheep botfly, sheep gadfly - larvae are parasitic on sheep

Translations

Dasselfliege

οίστρος

kiiliäinensaivartaja

brems

botfly

n (Zool) → Pferdebremse f

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