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A stout hairy-bodied fly with larvae that are internal parasites of mammals.
a fly of the warble fly family (Oestridae).
a fly whose larvae (bots) develop within the guts of horses (Gasterophilus and other genera, family Gasterophilidae).
‘Other than biting and acting as vectors of disease, flies may affect humans by causing myiasis, infestation of the skin or a body orifice with fly larvae of Diptera species, which include the human botfly.’
‘When he moved to evolution, he brought with him a gift to see the mathematical underpinnings of things, whether they are bridges or botflies.’
‘Botfly larvae hatched less than 24 hours prior to recording.’
‘This, apparently, is the botfly larvae moving around and snacking on my flesh.’
‘I've had tons of leeches, foot rot, botflies, and a bite from a coral snake that nearly killed me.’
‘Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly, is distributed widely throughout Central and South America.’
‘The botfly is found in the forests of Mexico, Central America, and South America.’
‘He is several hundred miles away, ambassadoring to a backwoods strip of nothing which as far as I am concerned deserves no more of Shakallor's attention than a botfly.’
‘I have found that the botfly will not lay its eggs in the oil.’
‘The plain's long sightlines give the caribou a jump on approaching predators, and the winds off the Beaufort Sea bring temporary relief from millions of swarming mosquitoes and botflies.’