botfly

 
Pronunciation: /ˈbɒtflʌɪ/

noun (plural botflies)

  • a stout hairy-bodied fly whose larvae are internal parasites of mammals, in particular:
    • a fly whose larvae (bots) develop within the guts of horses (Gasterophilus and other genera, family Gasterophilidae). chiefly North American a fly of the warble fly family (Oestridae).