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词汇 botfly
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Definition of botfly in English:

botfly

nounPlural botflies ˈbɒtflʌɪˈbätflī
  • A stout hairy-bodied fly with larvae that are internal parasites of mammals.

    胃蝇,尤指

    a fly of the warble fly family (Oestridae).

    a fly whose larvae (bots) develop within the guts of horses (Gasterophilus and other genera, family Gasterophilidae).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is several hundred miles away, ambassadoring to a backwoods strip of nothing which as far as I am concerned deserves no more of Shakallor's attention than a botfly.
    • I have found that the botfly will not lay its eggs in the oil.
    • Other than biting and acting as vectors of disease, flies may affect humans by causing myiasis, infestation of the skin or a body orifice with fly larvae of Diptera species, which include the human botfly.
    • Botfly larvae hatched less than 24 hours prior to recording.
    • The botfly is found in the forests of Mexico, Central America, and South America.
    • I've had tons of leeches, foot rot, botflies, and a bite from a coral snake that nearly killed me.
    • The plain's long sightlines give the caribou a jump on approaching predators, and the winds off the Beaufort Sea bring temporary relief from millions of swarming mosquitoes and botflies.
    • This, apparently, is the botfly larvae moving around and snacking on my flesh.
    • When he moved to evolution, he brought with him a gift to see the mathematical underpinnings of things, whether they are bridges or botflies.
    • Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly, is distributed widely throughout Central and South America.

Definition of botfly in US English:

botfly

nounˈbätflī
  • A stout hairy-bodied fly with larvae that are internal parasites of mammals.

    胃蝇,尤指

    a fly with larvae (bots) that develop within the guts of horses (Gasterophilus and other genera, family Gasterophilidae)

    a fly of the warble fly family (Oestridae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When he moved to evolution, he brought with him a gift to see the mathematical underpinnings of things, whether they are bridges or botflies.
    • Other than biting and acting as vectors of disease, flies may affect humans by causing myiasis, infestation of the skin or a body orifice with fly larvae of Diptera species, which include the human botfly.
    • I have found that the botfly will not lay its eggs in the oil.
    • He is several hundred miles away, ambassadoring to a backwoods strip of nothing which as far as I am concerned deserves no more of Shakallor's attention than a botfly.
    • The plain's long sightlines give the caribou a jump on approaching predators, and the winds off the Beaufort Sea bring temporary relief from millions of swarming mosquitoes and botflies.
    • This, apparently, is the botfly larvae moving around and snacking on my flesh.
    • The botfly is found in the forests of Mexico, Central America, and South America.
    • Botfly larvae hatched less than 24 hours prior to recording.
    • I've had tons of leeches, foot rot, botflies, and a bite from a coral snake that nearly killed me.
    • Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly, is distributed widely throughout Central and South America.
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