HyperDic: botfly

English > 1 sense of the word botfly:
NOUNanimalbotflystout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals
botfly > pronunciation
Soundsbaa'tflay.
Rhymesalkali ... walleye: 28 rhymes with lay...
English > botfly: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningstout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals.
Narrowerhorse botfly, Gasterophilus intestinalisParasitic chiefly on horses
human botfly, Dermatobia hominislarge tropical American fly
sheep botfly, sheep gadfly, Oestrus ovislarvae are parasitic on sheep
BroadergadflyAny of various large flies that annoy livestock
Spanishoestridae

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