| 单词 | macaco worm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmacaco worm macaco worm n. the larva of a South American fly, Dermatobia hominis (family Oestridae), which infests the skin of humans and animals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Cyclorrhapha > family Calliphoridae > dermatobia noxialis macaco worm1876 1749 Hist. de l'Acad. Royale des Sci. 1745 (Paris) 471 Le ver appellé chez les Maynas Suglacuru, & à Cayenne ver Macaque (c'est-à-dire Ver Singe) prend son accroissement dans la chair des animaux & des hommes.] 1876 P. J. Van Beneden Animal Parasites & Messmates viii. 175 A gadfly found at Cayenne is distinguished by the name of the Macaco Worm; it..usually attacks the skin of oxen and dogs. 1962 V. Nabokov Pale Fire 172 Elephant tick, king-sized botfly, a macaco worm, the monstrous parasite. 1967 F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. 283/2 In the Guianas, macaco..is a worm (larva of a fly) that gets under the skin of men or animals.] < as lemmas |
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