stagworm

stagworm
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: the larva of a botfly that infests the stag and especially of a botfly of the genus Cephenomyia

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  • Stagworm — Stag worm (st[a^]g w[^u]rm ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The larva of any species of botfly which is parasitic upon the stag, such as {[OE]strus act[ae]on}, or {Hypoderma act[ae]on}, which burrows beneath the skin, and {Cephalomyia auribarbis}, which lives in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cephalomyia auribarbis — Stagworm Stag worm (st[a^]g w[^u]rm ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The larva of any species of botfly which is parasitic upon the stag, such as {[OE]strus act[ae]on}, or {Hypoderma act[ae]on}, which burrows beneath the skin, and {Cephalomyia auribarbis}, which …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hypoderma actaeon — Stagworm Stag worm (st[a^]g w[^u]rm ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The larva of any species of botfly which is parasitic upon the stag, such as {[OE]strus act[ae]on}, or {Hypoderma act[ae]on}, which burrows beneath the skin, and {Cephalomyia auribarbis}, which …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • OEstrus actaeon — Stagworm Stag worm (st[a^]g w[^u]rm ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The larva of any species of botfly which is parasitic upon the stag, such as {[OE]strus act[ae]on}, or {Hypoderma act[ae]on}, which burrows beneath the skin, and {Cephalomyia auribarbis}, which …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deer botfly — (Cephenemya stimulator) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

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