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Cuterebra

noun

type genus of the Cuterebridae

• Syn: ↑genus Cuterebra

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cuterebridae, ↑family Cuterebridae

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\\ˌkyüd.əˈrēbrə, kyüˈterəbrə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin cutis skin + terebra borer — more at hide, throw

: the type genus of Cuterebridae comprising large usually dark-colored botflies with larvae that form tumors under the skin of rodents, cats, and other small mammals

Useful english dictionary. 2012.