warble fly

American  

noun

1. any of several stout, woolly flies of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which produce warbles in cattle and other animals.

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warble fly British  

noun

1. any of various hairy beelike dipterous flies of the genus Hypoderma and related genera, the larvae of which produce warbles in cattle: family Oestridae

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Etymology

Origin of warble fly

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Why did it always give him a feeling that he would be trampled under the hooves of stampeding cattle rounded up for treatment for the warble fly?

From Waysiders by O'Kelly, Seumas

At that season the larvae of the warble fly have not developed far enough to have injured the hide appreciably.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis

The total loss to this country on account of the warble fly is estimated at $35,000,000 to $50,000,000 a year, at the least, and may amount to considerably more.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

It has been stated on good evidence that a loss of �7,000,000 per annum was caused by the attack of the ox warble fly on cattle in England alone.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various