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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.