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warble fly
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warble fly
n.
Any of several large hairy flies of the family Oestridae having larvae that form warbles under the skin of cattle and certain other animals.
warble fly
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various hairy beelike dipterous flies of the genus Hypoderma and related genera, the larvae of which produce warbles in cattle: family Oestridae
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Noun1.warble fly - hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattlewarble fly - hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle
gadfly - any of various large flies that annoy livestock
genus Hypoderma, Hypoderma - in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies
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The survey, carried out by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency between November 2002 and March 2003, involved taking serum samples from 200,769 animals in 5,189 herds, to see if there was any evidence of antibodies to the cattle warble flies, Hypoderma lineatum and Hypoderma bovis.
Survey draws blank in warble fly cases search by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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