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botfly
or bot fly
[ bot-flahy ]
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.
botfly
/ ˈbɒtˌflaɪ /
noun
- 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
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Bots, Botts, botz, n. the larv of the botfly found in the flesh and in the intestines of animals.
From Project Gutenberg
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