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human botfly

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human botfly

noun
large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals 
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Main Entry: human botfly
Function: noun
: a large fly of the genus Dermatobia (D. hominis) that has brown wings and a bluish body, is widely distributed intropical America, and undergoes its larval development subcutaneously in some mammals including humans
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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