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Definitions for botfly
ˈbɒtˌflaɪbot·f·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
botflynoun
stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals
Wiktionary
botflynoun
One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals on which they deposit their eggs.
Webster Dictionary
Botflynoun
a dipterous insect of the family (Estridae, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals, as the horse, ox, and sheep, on which they deposit their eggs. A common species is one of the botflies of the horse (Gastrophilus equi), the larvae of which (bots) are taken into the stomach of the animal, where they live several months and pass through their larval states. In tropical America one species sometimes lives under the human skin, and another in the stomach. See Gadfly
Wikidata
Botfly
The Oestridae are a family of flies variously known as bot flies, warble flies, heel flies, gadflies, and similar names. Their larvae are internal parasites of mammals, some species growing in the host's flesh and others within the gut. The human botfly, Dermatobia hominis, is the only species of bot fly known to parasitize humans routinely, though other species of fly do cause myiasis in humans.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of botfly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of botfly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- brems, bremseDanish
- Dasselfliege, BremseGerman
- éstridoSpanish
- kiiliäinen, saivartajaFinnish
- œstreFrench
- bagócslégyHungarian
- ヒツジバエ, ウマバエ, 馬蠅, 馬蝿Japanese
- horzelDutch
- bremsNorwegian
- łį́į́ʼ bitsísʼnáNavajo, Navaho
- mosca-varejeiraPortuguese
- оводRussian
- обадSerbo-Croatian
- овiдUkrainian
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