Cuterebrinae
noun plural
Cu·te·reb·ri·nae
ˌkyüt-ə-ˈreb-rə-ˌnē 
: a subfamily (family Oestridae) of chiefly New World botflies that occur under the skin or sometimes in the throat or nasal sinuses of various mammals and that include a botfly (Dermatobia hominis) that normally parasitizes humans see cuterebra
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“Cuterebrinae.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Cuterebrinae. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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