human botfly

/ˌ(h)jumən ˌbɑtˈflaɪ/
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Definitions of human botfly
  1. noun
    large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals
    synonyms: Dermatobia hominis
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    type of:
    botfly
    stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals
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