sheep gadfly

sheep gadfly
noun
larvae are parasitic on sheep
Syn: ↑sheep botfly, ↑Oestrus ovis
Hypernyms: ↑botfly
Member Holonyms: ↑Oestrus, ↑genus Oestrus

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  • Gadfly — Gad fly (g[a^]d fl[imac] ), n.; pl. {Gadflies}. [Gad + fly.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gadfly petrel — Gadfly Gad fly (g[a^]d fl[imac] ), n.; pl. {Gadflies}. [Gad + fly.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

  • breeze flies — Gadfly Gad fly (g[a^]d fl[imac] ), n.; pl. {Gadflies}. [Gad + fly.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gadflies — Gadfly Gad fly (g[a^]d fl[imac] ), n.; pl. {Gadflies}. [Gad + fly.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hypoderma bovis — Gadfly Gad fly (g[a^]d fl[imac] ), n.; pl. {Gadflies}. [Gad + fly.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oestrus ovis — Gadfly Gad fly (g[a^]d fl[imac] ), n.; pl. {Gadflies}. [Gad + fly.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • botfly — noun stout bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals • Hypernyms: ↑gadfly • Hyponyms: ↑horse botfly, ↑Gasterophilus intestinalis, ↑human botfly, ↑Dermatobia hominis, ↑sheep botfly, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Oestrus — noun type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies • Syn: ↑Oestrus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Oestridae, ↑family Oestridae, ↑Hypodermatidae, ↑family H …   Useful english dictionary

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

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