burrel fly

English

Etymology

From its reddish colour. See burrel.

Noun

burrel fly (plural burrel flies)

The botfly or gadfly of cattle (Hypoderma bovis).
Synonym: orthern cattle grub

References

“burrel fly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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