Warble-fly
noun
1.
any of several stout, woolly flies of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which produce warbles in cattle and other animals.
noun
1.
any of various hairy beelike dipterous flies of the genus Hypoderma and related genera, the larvae of which produce warbles in cattle: family Oestridae
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