Cuterebridae

plural noun

Cu·​te·​reb·​ri·​dae

ˌkyütəˈrebrəˌdē

: a family 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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Cuterebra, type genus + -idae

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