A biting, stinging, or parasitic insect; esp. a gadfly or botfly. In later use: spec. any botfly of the genus Oestrus (family Oestridae); (in form Oe…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Cyclorrhapha > family Oestridae > genus Oestrum or Oestrus (32) oestrus1589 A biting, stinging, or parasitic insect; esp. a gadfly or botfly. In later use: spec. any botfly of the genus Oestrus (family Oestridae); (in form Oe… oestrum1656 A parasitic or biting insect, esp. a gadfly or botfly. Cf. oestrus, n. 1. Obsolete. Subcategories:— member of (11) — unspecified (1) — oestrus bovis (ox-fly) (9) — oestrus equi (horse-fly) (3) — oestrus ovis (sheep-bot) (5) — oestrus haemorrhoidalis (1) |
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