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bot·fly
also bot fly (bŏt′flī′)n.
Any of various stout dipteran flies of the family Oestridae, having larvae that are parasitic on mammals, including livestock and sometimes humans.
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botfly
(ˈbɒtˌflaɪ)n, pl -flies
(Animals) any of various stout-bodied hairy dipterous flies of the families Oestridae and Gasterophilidae, the larvae of which are parasites of humans, sheep, and horses
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bot•fly
(ˈbɒtˌflaɪ)n., pl. -flies.
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.
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Noun | 1. | botfly - stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals gadfly - any of various large flies that annoy livestock Gasterophilus intestinalis, horse botfly - parasitic chiefly on horses Dermatobia hominis, human botfly - large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals |
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Translations
kiiliäinensaivartaja
botfly
n (Zool) → Pferdebremse f
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