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bot-fly

bot-fly is the alternative form of botfly.

Meaning of botfly

Noun

botfly (plural botflies)

  1. One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.
    Synonyms:
    oestrus

Forms of bot-fly

pluralbot-flies

Questions about bot-fly

What is bot-fly the alternative form of?
Bot-fly is the alternative form of botfly.

Words near bot-fly in the dictionary

  1. bot herd
  2. bot herder
  3. bot herders
  4. bot herds
  5. bot-flies
  6. bot-fly
  7. bota bag
  8. bota bags
  9. Botad
  10. botafogo
  11. botafogos

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