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gasterophilid

gasterophilid noun: any botfly in the oestrid subfamily Gasterophilinae, formerly the family Gasterophilidae.

Noun

gasterophilid (plural gasterophilids)

  1. Any botfly in the oestrid subfamily Gasterophilinae, formerly the family Gasterophilidae.

Forms of gasterophilid

pluralgasterophilids

Questions about gasterophilid

What does gasterophilid mean?
Gasterophilid means any botfly in the oestrid subfamily Gasterophilinae, formerly the family Gasterophilidae.
What part of speech is gasterophilid?
Gasterophilid is a noun.
What is the plural of gasterophilid?
The plural of gasterophilid is gasterophilids.

Words near gasterophilid in the dictionary

  1. gasteromycetes
  2. gasteromycetous
  3. gasteroparesis
  4. gasteropelecid
  5. gasteropelecids
  6. gasterophilid
  7. gasterophilids
  8. gasteropod
  9. gasteropodous
  10. gasteropods
  11. gasterosteid

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