Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuperfamily Oestroidea —botflies ,dipterous insects, whoseparasitic offspring develop inside mammals’ bodies.
Etymologies
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Oestrus + -idae
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Examples
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A rather disgusting Family, certainly worse than the Oestridae.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2003
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Warble-flies (Hypodermatidae, Oestridae) maral axis deer Altai mountains
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