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warble fly
noun
- any of several stout, woolly flies of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which produce warbles in cattle and other animals.
warble fly
noun
- any of various hairy beelike dipterous flies of the genus Hypoderma and related genera, the larvae of which produce warbles in cattle: family Oestridae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of warble fly1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
At that season the larvae of the warble fly have not developed far enough to have injured the hide appreciably.
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