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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
gadfly \gad"fly`\ ga^d"flimac`, n.; pl. gadflies. gad +
fly. zool.
any dipterous insect of the genus oestrus, and allied
genera of botflies.
1913 webster
note: the sheep gadfly oestrus ovis deposits its young in
the nostrils of sheep, and the larvae develop in the
frontal sinuses. the common species which infests
cattle hypoderma bovis deposits its eggs upon or in
the skin where the larvae or bots live and produce
sores called wormels. the gadflies of the horse produce
the intestinal parasites called bots. see botfly, and
bots. the true horseflies are often erroneously
called gadflies, and the true gadflies are sometimes
incorrectly called breeze flies.
1913 webster
gadfly petrel zool., one of several small petrels of the
genus oestrelata.
1913 webster
see also:
gadflies oestrus oestrus ovis hypoderma bovis botfly bots
breeze flies gadfly petrel oestrelata
Results 1 - 4 of 4 found about breeze flies: Breeze
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Breeze, definition of term: Breeze
breeze_pag1.html Flies
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Flies, definition of term: Flies
flies_pag1.html Sea Breeze
>> S Words
Sea Breeze, definition of term: Sea Breeze
sea+breeze_pag1.html Land Breeze
>> L Words
Land Breeze, definition of term: Land Breeze
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