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botfly

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Meaning

  1. noun One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.
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bot fly bee fly blowfly horseworm deer fly bat fly blind-fly flyblow blow fly burrel fly

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larvae is eggs larva and in

Word family

botflies

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