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Noun: warble fly  wor-bul flI
  1. Hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle
    "The rancher treated his herd to prevent warble fly infestations"

Derived forms: warble flies

Type of: gadfly

Part of: genus Hypoderma, Hypoderma

Encyclopedia: Warble fly