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bot⋅fly

  [bot-flahy]
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–noun, plural -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.
Also, bot fly.

Origin:
1810–20; bot + fly 2
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bot·fly also bot fly   (bŏt'flī')   
n.  Any of various stout, two-winged flies, chiefly of the genera Gasterophilus and Oestrus, having larvae that are parasitic on various animals, especially horses and sheep, and sometimes on humans.
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Main Entry: bot·fly
Pronunciation: 'bät-"flI
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -flies
: any of various stout dipteranflies of the family Oestridae that have larvae parasitic in cavities or tissues of various mammals including humans
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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botfly bot·fly (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.

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