botfly
11botfly — bot·fly …
12botfly — bot•fly [[t]ˈbɒtˌflaɪ[/t]] n. pl. flies ent 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 • Etymology: 1810–20 …
13botfly — /ˈbɒtflaɪ/ (say botfluy) noun (plural botflies) any of a number of dipterous insects of the families Oestridae and Gastrophilidae, the larvae of which are parasitic in the skin or other parts of animals or humans. {see bot2} …
14Deer botfly — (Cephenemya stimulator) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …
15sheep botfly — noun larvae are parasitic on sheep • Syn: ↑sheep gadfly, ↑Oestrus ovis • Hypernyms: ↑botfly • Member Holonyms: ↑Oestrus, ↑genus Oestrus * * * noun …
16Horse Botfly — Gasterophilus intestinalis Oestridé …
17horse botfly — n a cosmopolitan botfly of the genus Gasterophilus (G. intestinalis) that glues its eggs to the hairs esp. of the forelegs of horses from where they are taken into the mouth and then hatch into young bots, pass into the stomach, and become… …
18nose botfly — n a widely distributed botfly of the genus Gasterophilus (G. haemorrhoidalis) that has a red tip on the abdomen and is parasitic in the larval stage esp. on horses and mules called also nose fly …
19throat botfly — n a rusty reddish hairy botfly of the genus Gasterophilus (G. nasalis) that lays its eggs on the hairs about the mouth of the horse from where the larvae migrate on hatching and attach themselves to the walls of the stomach and intestine called… …
20horse botfly — noun parasitic chiefly on horses • Syn: ↑Gasterophilus intestinalis • Hypernyms: ↑botfly • Member Holonyms: ↑Gasterophilus, ↑genus Gasterophilus * * * noun : any of s …
