łį́į́ʼ bitsísʼná

Navajo

Etymology

Compound of łį́į́ʼ (“horse, livestock”) +‎ bi- (“third-person possessive prefix”) +‎ tsísʼná (“bee, stinging insect”).

Noun

łį́į́ʼ bitsísʼná

1. botfly, horsefly; more specifically, members of family Oestridae

Synonyms

• tłʼézhii (“horsefly”)