botfly
or bot fly
[ bot-flahy ]
/ ˈbɒtˌflaɪ /
noun, plural bot·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.
Words nearby botfly
botargo,
botch,
botchy,
bote,
botel,
botfly,
both,
both barrels, with,
both feet on the ground, with,
both ways,
botha
Example sentences from the Web for botfly
Bots, Botts, botz, n. the larv of the botfly found in the flesh and in the intestines of animals.
British Dictionary definitions for botfly
botfly
/ (ˈbɒtˌflaɪ) /
noun plural -flies
any of various stout-bodied hairy dipterous flies of the families Oestridae and Gasterophilidae, the larvae of which are parasites of man, sheep, and horses
Medical definitions for botfly
botfly
[ bŏt′flī′ ]
n.
A robust hairy fly of the order Diptera whose larvae produce a variety of myiasis conditions in humans and various domestic animals.