botfly

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botfly

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From bot + fly.

noun botflies · bot fly · bot-fly

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

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noun insect

Español	éstrido
日本語	ヒツジバエ hitsujibae
中文	狂蠅 /狂蝇 kuángying, 膚蠅 /肤蝇 fūying
Português	mosca-varejeira, mosca-berneira
Français	œstre
Deutsch	Dasselfliege, Biesfliege
Italiano	estro
Ελληνικά	οίστρος oístros
Română	streche
Русский	о́вод óvod

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@misc{botfly_2026,
  title = {botfly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/botfly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}