BOTFLY


Meaning of BOTFLY in English

/bot"fluy'/ , n. , pl. botflies .

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. Also, bot fly .

[ 1810-20; BOT + FLY 2 ]

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