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Bot fly

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botflynounOne of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.
blow flynounAlternative form of blowfly. [Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.]
bee flynounAny of the flies in the family Bombyliidae, with adults that look like bumblebees and larvae that are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other insects.
gadflynounA person or thing that irritates or instigates.
bat flynounAny of the family Nycteribiidae of flattened, spider-like parasitic flies without eyes or wings.
flowerflynounAlternative spelling of flower-fly. [the hover-fly]
horse flynounAlternative spelling of horsefly. [Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).]
fruitflynoun(deprecated in zoologic systematic nomenclature) Alternative spelling of fruit fly. [Any insect of the Tephritidae family, whose larvae damage plant tissue.]
robberflynounAlternative form of robber fly. [Any fly of the family Asilidae.]
bottleflynounA blowfly.
horse-flynounAlternative form of horsefly. [Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).]
fire-flynounAlternative spelling of firefly. [(Northern US, Western US, Florida) Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.]
warbleflynounAlternative spelling of warble fly. [Any member of the genus Hypoderma of large flies, parasitic on cattle and deer.]
burrel flynounThe botfly or gadfly of cattle (Hypoderma bovis).
blind-flynoun(uncountable) The game of blind man's buff
lacebugnounAlternative form of lace bug. [Any insect in the family Tingidae, named for the lace-like appearance of the wings and pronotum.]
flower flynounA hoverfly.
bat bugnounA bloodsucking insect parasite (of families Cimicidae and Polyctenidae) that feeds primarily on the blood of bats.
marchflynounAlternative form of March fly. [Any of the family Bibionidae of dark hairy flies.]
dogflynounA bloodsucking fly, Stomoxys calcitrans; stablefly.

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