Associations to the word «Botfly»

Wiktionary

BOTFLY, noun. One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.

Dictionary definition

BOTFLY, noun. Stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley