warble fly en · NOUN
Etymology
From warble (“a lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma”)
Meanings
- Any member of the genus Hypoderma of large flies, parasitic on cattle and deer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| warble flies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| warblefly | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cattle warble fly (Hypoderma lineatum · reindeer warble fly · ox warble fly
Synonyms
wolf · heel fly · cattle grub · bomb fly · gadfly
Translations (1)
izh permu (parasitic fly of the genus Hypoderma)