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GENUS OESTRUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies
Synonyms:
genus Oestrus; Oestrus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Oestrus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Oestrus"):
Oestrus ovis; sheep botfly; sheep gadfly (larvae are parasitic on sheep)
Holonyms ("genus Oestrus" is a member of...):
family Hypodermatidae; family Oestridae; Hypodermatidae; Oestridae (warble flies)
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