throat botfly

throat botfly
throat botfly n a rusty reddish hairy botfly of the genus Gasterophilus (G. nasalis) that lays its eggs on the hairs about the mouth of the horse from where the larvae migrate on hatching and attach themselves to the walls of the stomach and intestine called also chin fly, throat fly

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  • throat botfly — noun : a rusty reddish hairy botfly (Gasterophilus nasalis) that lays its eggs on the hairs about the mouth of the horse whence the larvae on hatching migrate and attach themselves to the walls of the stomach and intestine called also chin fly …   Useful english dictionary

  • Botfly — Horse botfly (Gasterophilus intestinalis) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

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  • sheep botfly — noun larvae are parasitic on sheep • Syn: ↑sheep gadfly, ↑Oestrus ovis • Hypernyms: ↑botfly • Member Holonyms: ↑Oestrus, ↑genus Oestrus * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • horse botfly — noun parasitic chiefly on horses • Syn: ↑Gasterophilus intestinalis • Hypernyms: ↑botfly • Member Holonyms: ↑Gasterophilus, ↑genus Gasterophilus * * * noun : any of s …   Useful english dictionary

  • sheep botfly — shēp n a dipteran fly of the genus Oestrus (O. ovis) whose larvae parasitize sheep and lodge esp. in the nasal passages, frontal sinuses, and throat …   Medical dictionary

  • Cephenemyia ulrichii — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: In …   Wikipedia

  • chin fly — n THROAT BOTFLY …   Medical dictionary

  • Gasterophilus nasalis — the throat botfly, a species whose larvae infest horses and migrate from the mouth down to the duodenum …   Medical dictionary

  • chin fly — noun Etymology: so called from its laying its eggs about the mouth of the horse : throat botfly …   Useful english dictionary

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