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Meaning of "botflies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOTFLIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOTFLIES

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Botflies is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BOTFLIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

botflies

Botfly

The Oestridae are a family of flies variously known as bot flies, warble flies, heel flies, gadflies, and similar names. Their larvae are internal parasites of mammals, some species growing in the host's flesh and others within the gut. The human botfly, Dermatobia hominis, is the only species of bot fly known to parasitize humans routinely, though other species of fly do cause myiasis in humans.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOTFLIES

botched
botchedly
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botchier
botchiest
botchily
botchiness
botchy
botel
botfly
both
both ways
Botha
Botham
bothan
Bothe
bother
botheration
bothered

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOTFLIES

as the crow flies
barflies
blackflies
blowflies
butterflies
damselflies
dobsonflies
dragonflies
drink with the flies
families
fireflies
flies
gadflies
greenflies
horseflies
houseflies
mayflies
sandflies
sawflies
stoneflies
whiteflies

Synonyms and antonyms of botflies in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «botflies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOTFLIES

Find out the translation of botflies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of botflies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «botflies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

botflies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

moscardones
570 millions of speakers

English

botflies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

botflies
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

botflies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оводы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

botflies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বট মাছি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

botflies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Botak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dasselfliegen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

botflies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

botflies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Botflies
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

botflies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

botflies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोटीफिली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

botflies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

botflies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

botflies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гедзі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

botflies
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

botflies
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

botflies
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

botflies
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

botflies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of botflies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOTFLIES»

The term «botflies» is used very little and occupies the 171.775 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOTFLIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about botflies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOTFLIES»

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Pests: A Guide to the World's Most Maligned, yet ...
Horse. Botflies. Horses are incredibly important animals, even today. It is estimated there are around 58 million horses in the world. Although nowadays in the developed world they are kept for recreation rather than out of necessity, there are ...
Ross Piper, 2011
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Cowbirds and Other Brood Parasites
In Smith's study, colonies associated with wasps or bees were rarely parasitized by botflies, whereas those without the association were heavily parasitized. Experiments revealed that Hymenoptera detect the presence of botflies by wing noise ...
Catherine P. Ortega, 1998
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Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forests of ...
Smith discovered that proximity to a bee or wasp nest afforded the oropendolas respite from a plague of botflies. Botflies of the genus Philornis were common parasites on nestling oropendolas where wasps and bees were absent, and unlike ...
Adrian Forsyth, Ken Miyata, 2011
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Pests of Paradise: First Aid and Medical Treatment of ...
Botflies are two-winged insects producing larvae that are parasitic in the cavities and tissues of some mammals. The most common of these parasites in Hawai'i are sheep nasal botflies (Oestrus ovis). Female sheep nasal botflies normally fly  ...
Susan Scott, Craig Thomas, 2000
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Population Fluctuations in Rodents
The red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) in the boreal forest is also parasitized by botflies. LeMaitre et al. (2009) showed that botfly parasitism reduced survival of these voles and also reduced the rate of midsummer population growth (figure ...
Charles J. Krebs, 2013
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The Traveler's Medical Guide
botflies. and. tumbu. flies. Myiasis is the term used for the invasion of living tissue by the larvae (maggots) of various two-winged (dipterous) flies. Two common localized forms of myiasis affecting the skin are caused by botflies and tumbu flies.
Gary R. Fujimoto, Marc R. Robin, Bradford L. Dessery, 2003
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Sexy Orchids Make Lousy Lovers: & Other Unusual Relationships
In the tropics, some species of botflies infest humans and other primates. These botflies have an unusual way of getting eggs to their hosts. A female botfly catches a mosquito and attaches eggs to the mosquito's abdomen, then releases it.
Marty Crump, 2009
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Neotropical Birds of Prey: Biology and Ecology of a Forest ...
The two nestlings in trees with ants had no visible botflies or other conspicuous ectoparasites. In contrast, the two chicks that failed to fledge had visible ectoparasites, and neither of these nests contained ants. One of these chicks was found ...
David F Whitacre, 2013
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Farmers' Bulletin
However, fly traps baited with such materials as honey, molasses, and brown sugar may attract them and lessen the general fly nuisance. Grubs of Rodent Botflies The grubs of rodent botflies, (Cuterebra sp.), which frequently infest rabbits, ...
10
The Golden Mouse: Ecology and Conservation
Golden mice host a variety of internal and external parasites, including a cestode (Taenia rileyi), nematodes, mites, fleas, lice, ticks, and botflies (Goodpaster and Hoffmeister 1954, Linzey 1968, Pearson 1954). In Chapter 10 of this volume, ...
Gary W. Barrett, George A. Feldhamer, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOTFLIES»

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Is your body infested with botflies? Bacon can help.
Botflies are are a family of winged insects known for gestating their larvae inside the bodies of mammals like horses, deer, and the occasional ... «Fusion, Jun 15»
2
The 'slimy, smelly, creepy world' of Gross Science
... and know that you're not alone. Check out the latest Gross Science video below. It features botflies and bacon and is a gross, must watch. «PRI, Jun 15»
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Is this world's SCARIEST insect? Steve Backshall reveals bug that …
“But the things that make an expedition so miserable are the botflies. Botflies are simply hideous. You get many different kinds. The big ones ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Doctors Use Basil Leaves To Remove Suspected Botfly Larvae …
These botflies use 40 different species of mosquitos and other insects as a way to infect humans. The fly captures the vector, deposits the eggs ... «Medical Daily, Jun 15»
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As Andes Warm, Deciphering The Future for Tropical Birds
He's been stung by wasps, skewered by bamboo barbs, and infected by flesh-eating botflies. A troop of almond-size leafcutter ants, wielding ... «Yale Environment 360, May 15»
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Explosive! Behind the internet's fascination with pimple popping, zit …
Before crossing genres to watching the removal of botflies, or impacted earwax, or the tweezing of ingrown hairs. There's a lot of debate in the ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Featured video: the Uncharted Amazon trailer
And if it's trailer is any indication, the independent documentary will be well-worth the filmmaker's six months of intense filming including botflies ... «Mongabay.com, Apr 15»
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Keep your calendar clear for toad mating season
There it will be: a slipper-shaped hood hiding scent-laced flowers that lure botflies from afar. If you're the type that lives life to the fullest, you'll ... «Ithaca Journal, Apr 15»
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Thursday Morning Links
A whole metric pantsload of human botflies. Like every good pair of frienemies, Corporan and Chirinos are talking up the depth and quality of ... «Lone Star Ball, Mar 15»
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Moth lays two eggs in news reporter's ear during live cross
January 15, 2015: A researcher studying botflies has filmed a timelapse of his own skin as one of the creatures burrowed out of it. When human ... «9news.com.au, Mar 15»

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