botfly
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- noun
- /ˈbɑtˌflaɪ/
- Specialized
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mosca de los botflies
- Fear tormented his gut, setting it to writhing like the tangle of botfly maggots he’d once cut from a dead caribou's throat.
- botfly maggot
- botfly larva
- botfly larvae
Examples
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But I did note that botfly larva infestations peaked at the same time.
Academic text (2003) -
The book, incidentally, also contains stats for hippopotami and botflies, both giant and swarming.
Blog text (9) -
Check out the amazing deer botfly that can affect humans.
Blog text (34) -
Occupational hazard - dysentery, botfly, malaria.
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Botfly larvae can infect humans as well as rabbits.
Academic text (2012) -
Ivermectin is used on U.S. livestock for controlling several parasites, and it's used for controlling botflies on reindeer," says Miller.
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The botfly lays its eggs on the skin of mammals, where the larvae later develop.
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After a hike in the rainforest, he discovered a painful sore caused by a botfly larva.
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Many travelers are warned about the risk of infection from a botfly when visiting tropical areas.
Synonyms
A large tropical fly whose young live under the skin of people or other animals
A large tropical fly whose young grow under the skin of people and animals
A large fly whose young live under the skin of mammals such as humans and cattle
A large fly whose young live under the skin of animals like rodents
A family of flies whose young live inside mammals like rabbits and can harm them
A group of flies whose young live inside animals such as cows and horses and harm them
A kind of fly whose young live inside sheep and can harm them
A small fly whose young live inside sheep's noses and harm them
A group of sheep botflies whose larvae live as parasites in sheep
A large fly whose young live inside sheep and cause sickness
A type of fly whose young live in horses' stomachs and can cause harm
A group of flies that lay eggs on horses and live as parasites
A fly whose young live in horses' stomachs and cause illness
A large fly whose young live in a horse's stomach and intestines and harm it
A group of flies whose young live inside the stomachs of horses and other animals
A group of flies called botflies whose young live inside horses and other animals and harm them
A group of large flies whose young live under the skin of animals like cows and make lumps
A hairy fly like a bee whose young insects make lumps under the skin of cows
Compounds
- Specialized
A large fly whose young live in a horse's stomach and intestines and harm it
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Botfly comes from an old English word bot meaning 'maggot' or 'lump' plus fly, so the name pictures a fly whose young often live under the skin and make bumps. That's why a botfly is a big, hairy fly whose larvae live in other animals.