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botfly

noun

Etymology

From bot + fly.

  1. derived from *plewk-✻
  2. inherited from *fleugǭ✻
  3. inherited from *fleugā✻
  4. inherited from flȳġe
  5. inherited from flye
  6. compounded as botfly — “bot + fly”

Definitions

  1. One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are…

    One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.

The neighborhood

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