warble
3
9.9
- noun
- /ˈwɔːr.bəl/
- Specialized
:
bulto
Examples
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Each larva lives in what is known as a warble, a pocket or chamber that forms in the host's skin.
Academic text (2003) -
Xucate cupped her hand over her mouth and sent out a high-pitched warble that carried to the pueblo.
Fiction book (1995) -
Most believed the numbers had not increased, with the exception of Kamaks (warble flies) they noticed on caribou in greater numbers.
Academic text (2007) -
Only the happy warble of a mockingbird and the rasp of grasshoppers scraping their hind legs broke the silence.
Fiction book (1995) -
Above the gridded ceiling, she heard the thudding booms and clangs of renovation, the high abrasive warble of metallic saws.
Fiction book (2000) -
The veterinarian found a warble on the horse's back that needed to be treated.
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After examining the dog, the farmer discovered a warble under its skin caused by larvae.
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The vet explained that a warble is an abscess that can occur in domestic animals.
Compounds
- Specialized
A hairy fly like a bee whose young insects make lumps under the skin of cows
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word warble for a lump under the skin probably comes from an old root like warb- meaning 'to swell' or a 'bubble', a word farmers have used for a long time. That's why a warble is a lumpy swelling under an animal's skin caused by fly larvae.