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Meaning of "botfly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOTFLY

ˈbɒtˌflaɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOTFLY

noun
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Botfly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOTFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

Definition of botfly in the English dictionary

The definition of botfly in the dictionary is any of various stout-bodied hairy dipterous flies of the families Oestridae and Gasterophilidae, the larvae of which are parasites of man, sheep, and horses.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOTFLY

beetfly · blackfly · blowfly · butterfly · catchfly · damselfly · dragonfly · firefly · gadfly · goutfly · greenfly · horsefly · housefly · mayfly · outfly · sandfly · sawfly · stonefly · test-fly · whitefly

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOTFLY

botchedly · botcher · botchery · botchier · botchiest · botchily · botchiness · botchy · botel · botflies · both · both ways · Botha · Botham · bothan · Bothe · bother · botheration · bothered · bothersome

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOTFLY

barfly · black fly · briefly · caddis fly · chiefly · crane fly · dry fly · fly · fruit fly · gruffly · let fly · Mediterranean fruit fly · on the fly · overfly · peacock butterfly · refly · ruffly · Spanish fly · stiffly · tsetse fly

Synonyms and antonyms of botfly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «botfly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOTFLY

Find out the translation of botfly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of botfly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «botfly» in English.
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1,325 millions of speakers
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botfly
570 millions of speakers
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botfly
510 millions of speakers
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botfly
380 millions of speakers
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نبر
280 millions of speakers
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овод
278 millions of speakers
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botfly
270 millions of speakers
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ডাঁশ
260 millions of speakers
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botfly
220 millions of speakers
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Botfly
190 millions of speakers
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botfly
180 millions of speakers
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ウマバエ
130 millions of speakers
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botfly
85 millions of speakers
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Botfly
85 millions of speakers
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ruồi trâu
80 millions of speakers
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botfly
75 millions of speakers
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बोटफ्लाय
75 millions of speakers
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botfly
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botfly
65 millions of speakers
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Botfly
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гедзь
40 millions of speakers
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botfly
30 millions of speakers
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botfly
15 millions of speakers
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horzel
14 millions of speakers
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botfly
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botfly
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Trends of use of botfly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOTFLY»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOTFLY»

Discover the use of botfly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to botfly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Entomology
Botfly,. Dermatobia. hominis. (Linneaus,. Jr.) (Diptera: Oestridae). EUGENE J. GERBERG University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA This large (approximately 12 mm) metallic blue fly is also known as tropical warble fly, human warble fly, and ...
John L. Capinera, 2008
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Belize
The Botfly Like the Wi2ard of O2, the botfly has a public image way out of proportion to its true stature.The number of people who've heard gruesome tales of botfly infestations is always way in excess of the number of people who've actually ...
Joseph Fullman, Nicola Mainwood, 2006
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Modern Livestock & Poultry Production
The common botfly and the throat botfly are found throughout the United States. The nose botfly is common in the Midwest and Northwest. The common botfly is about the size of a honeybee. It has mottled wings and black and yellow hair on ...
James Gillespie, Frank Flanders, 2009
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Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and ...
The human botfly is a large fly that resembles a blue bottle. It is around 2 cm long with a metallic blue luster on its thorax and abdomen. From the side, it has a rather hunched appearance. The legs are reddish in color, as are the large eyes.
Ross Piper, 2007
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Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forests of ...
One of his fellow students, a medical entomologist, agreed to examine the wound . Her diagnosis sent a chill of fear through poor Jerry. Poking out of a tiny hole in his scalp was a wiggling insect spiracle. A hideous little botfly maggot was living  ...
Adrian Forsyth, Ken Miyata, 2011
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Botfly
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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Macropod Husbandry, Healthcare and Medicinals--Volumes One ...
AUSTRALIAN BOTFLY LARVAE-Tracheomyia macropi Neal L. Evenhuis: The only endemic Australian species of Botfly is Tracheomyia macropi, a tracheal parasite of kangaroos in Australia, which was originally described from only the larvae ...
Lynda Staker, 2014
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The Maya Tropical Forest: People, Parks, and Ancient Cities
THE BOTFLY (COLMOYOTE) Most everyone who spends enough time in deep forest ends up with a “mosquito bite” that doesn't seem to heal but instead swells into a hard lump. They have become a host for one of the least appealing insects  ...
James D. Nations, 2010
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Pests of Paradise: First Aid and Medical Treatment of ...
When a sheep nasal botfly deposits larvae into the human eye, victims may not feel it. Sometimes however, they hear the fly buzzing nearby, then feel a light touch, like a raindrop, on the eyeball. Immediately afterward, the eye burns, itches, ...
Susan Scott, Craig Thomas, 2000
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Horror Screenwriting: The Nature of Fear
Later on in my life, after doing some research for my own horror story, I discovered that there were real-life counterparts in nature to this creature that were the inspiration for it: the braconid wasp2 and the human botfly.3 Out of the two, it was ...
Devin Watson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOTFLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term botfly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is your body infested with botflies? Bacon can help.
In a kinder, gentler world the story of the botfly would stop there with the bugs growing inside of another pest, but things get much worse. «Fusion, Jun 15»
2
Is this world's SCARIEST insect? Steve Backshall reveals bug that …
Yet there is one creature that gets Steve's flesh tingling - the BOTFLY. That's because it has a knack of burrowing through the skin and feasting ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
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3-Centimeter-Long Worm Pulled from Teen's Eye with Basil and …
They first lured the worm out using basil leaves, since botfly larva are attracted to the smell. Because it was so large, though, the worm only ... «Science World Report, Jun 15»
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Doctors Use Basil Leaves To Remove Suspected Botfly Larvae …
The teen was suspected of having a botfly larva in his eye, which doctors promptly chose to remove with basil leaves and tweezers. «Medical Daily, Jun 15»
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Worm removed from boy's eye in Peru (VIDEO)
Seventeen-year-old Peruvian boy Jamie suffered an eye infection reportedly after being bitten by a human botfly, which drops its eggs when it ... «Malay Mail Online, Jun 15»
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Mounted Patrol rodeo June 12-13 to benefit CMN
Petroleum jelly or mineral oil will kill botfly eggs. Spread the jelly over the eggs to prevent them from hatching or smear it on beforehand to ... «Times Record News, Jun 15»
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Watch doctors lure a worm out of a boy's eye with … basil?
Botfly larvae emerge on their own when they're good and ready -- and generally without causing long-term harm to their hosts, being the ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
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Explosive! Behind the internet's fascination with pimple popping, zit …
Millions are watching videos of cyst extractions, botfly removals and blackhead treatments. But what's fuelling the explosive growth of the online ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Moth lays two eggs in news reporter's ear during live cross
As well as lice, fleas and tics there are 150 species of botfly which drop their eggs onto the skin or have it injected through the use of a carrier ... «9news.com.au, Mar 15»
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Disturbing Video of Human Botfly Larvae Being Removed from …
The human botfly is a small fly mainly found in Central and South America. They are one of various species of fly whose larvae take on human ... «First to Know, Feb 15»
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