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Oestridae

noun

warble flies

• Syn: ↑family Oestridae, ↑Hypodermatidae, ↑family Hypodermatidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑Oestrus, ↑genus Oestrus, ↑Hypoderma, ↑genus Hypoderma

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\\-trəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Oestrus (II), type genus + -idae

: a family of two-winged flies consisting of the botflies and formerly including also the warble flies

Useful english dictionary. 2012.