hypoderma
noun
hy·po·der·ma
ˌhī-pə-ˈdər-mə
1
capitalized
: a cosmopolitan genus (family Oestridae) of dipteran flies that have larvae parasitic in the tissues of vertebrates and include the heel flies and the common cattle grub (H. lineatum)
2
: any insect or maggot of the genus Hypoderma
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