family Oestridae

family Oestridae
noun
warble flies
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera
Member Meronyms: ↑Oestrus, ↑genus Oestrus, ↑Hypoderma, ↑genus Hypoderma

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