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DERMATOBIA HOMINIS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Dermatobia hominis mean?

• DERMATOBIA HOMINIS (noun)
The noun DERMATOBIA HOMINIS has 1 sense:

1. large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals

Familiarity information: DERMATOBIA HOMINIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DERMATOBIA HOMINIS (noun)

Sense 1

Dermatobia hominis ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dermatobia hominis; human botfly

Hypernyms ("Dermatobia hominis" is a kind of...):

botfly (stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals)

Holonyms ("Dermatobia hominis" is a member of...):

Dermatobia; genus Dermatobia (larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans)

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