bot·fly also bot fly (b t fl  )n. Any of various stout, two-winged flies, chiefly of the genera Gasterophilus and Oestrus, having larvae that are parasitic on various animals, especially horses and sheep, and sometimes on humans. |
botfly [ˈbɒtˌflaɪ]
n pl -flies
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various stout-bodied hairy dipterous flies of the families Oestridae and Gasterophilidae, the larvae of which are parasites of man, sheep, and horses
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  botfly - stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammalsgadfly - 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 |
Translations
botfly
n (Zool) → Pferdebremse f
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