How to pronounce botfly
American English pronunciation
BOT-fly
- IPA
- /ˈbɑtˌflaɪ/
- Syllables
- BOT · fly (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What botfly means
A buzzing fly whose grubs grow inside other animals
In a sentence: A botfly hovered near the horse and then zoomed off.
Where it comes from: The name joins "bot," an old word for a fly's grub, and "fly." The word's earliest history is unclear.
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