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Botfly Definition & Meaning

botfly
noun
  1. stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals

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What does botfly mean?
stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals
What part of speech is botfly?
Botfly is a noun.

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