burrel fly
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From its reddish colour. See burrel.
Noun
[edit]burrel fly (plural burrel flies)
- The botfly or gadfly of cattle (Hypoderma bovis).
- Synonym: orthern cattle grub
References
[edit]- “burrel fly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.