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Gasterophilidae

noun

horse botflies

• Syn: ↑family Gasterophilidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑Gasterophilus, ↑genus Gasterophilus

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\\ˌgastə(ˌ)rōˈfiləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Gasterophilus, type genus + -idae

: a family of two-winged flies comprising the horse botflies, resembling honeybees in size and proportions, and having the adult mouthparts vestigial and the antennae sunken in facial grooves

Useful english dictionary. 2012.