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warble fly

noun

  1. any of several stout, woolly flies of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which produce warbles in cattle and other animals.


warble fly

noun

  1. any of various hairy beelike dipterous flies of the genus Hypoderma and related genera, the larvae of which produce warbles in cattle: family Oestridae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of warble fly1

First recorded in 1875–80

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