warble fly

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

warble 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