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 pluralUsage: capitalized
: 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.