botfly

Noun

Meaning

A dipterous insect of the family (Estridae, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals, as the horse, ox, and sheep, on which they deposit their eggs. A common species is one of the botflies of the horse (Gastrophilus equi), the larvae of which (bots) are taken into the stomach of the animal, where they live several months and pass through their larval states. In tropical America one species sometimes lives under the human skin, and another in the stomach. See Gadfly.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fly parasite gadfly bedbug breeze blowfly oestrus horsefly chigger cleg robber fly no-see-um blow fly blackfly bee fly
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Hypernyms

gadfly

Hyponyms

Oestrus ovis sheep botfly sheep gadfly Dermatobia hominis human botfly Gasterophilus intestinalis

Phrases with the word

ox botfly bat botfly cat botfly

Examples

Disturbing Video of Human Botfly Larvae Being Removed from Woman’s Head, 3min. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

botete Botetourt County Botevgrad both both ... and both barrels