Definitions for warble fly

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

war′ble fly`(n.)

  1. any of several stout, woolly flies of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which produce warbles in cattle and other animals.

    Category: Entomology

Princeton's WordNet

  1. warble fly(noun)

    hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle

Wiktionary

  1. warble fly(Noun)

    Any member of the genus Hypoderma of large flies, parasitic on cattle and deer.


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