Usually means: Parasitic insect larvae, infests mammals.
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  1. botfly: Merriam-Webster
  2. botfly: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. botfly: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. botfly: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. botfly: Wiktionary
  8. botfly: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. botfly (bot fly): The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  12. Botfly: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  14. botfly: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
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  1. botfly: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (botfly)

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

Similar:
bot fly, bee fly, blowfly, horseworm, deer fly, bat fly, blind-fly, flyblow, blow fly, burrel fly, more...

Opposite:
beneficial fly, harmless fly.

Types:
Dermatobia hominis, Cuterebra tenebrosa, more...

Phrases:
horse botfly, human botfly, sheep botfly, Deer botfly, more...

Adjectives:
human, common, female, nasal, rodent, parasitic, adult, sized, intestinal

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Similar:
bot fly, bee fly, blowfly, horseworm, deer fly, bat fly, blind-fly, flyblow, blow fly, burrel fly, more...

Opposite:
beneficial fly, harmless fly.

Types:
Dermatobia hominis, Cuterebra tenebrosa, more...

Phrases:
horse botfly, human botfly, sheep botfly, Deer botfly, more...

Adjectives:
human, common, female, nasal, rodent, parasitic, adult, sized, intestinal



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