Oestridae

See also: Œstridæ

Translingual

Etymology

Oestrus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Oestridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – botflies, dipterous insects, whose parasitic offspring develop inside mammals’ bodies.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order

References

Oestridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Oestridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Oestridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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