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Wormil

Wor′mil

,
Noun.
[Cf. 1st
Warble
.]
1.
(Zool.)
Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores. They belong to various species of
Hypoderma
and allied genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large species. See
Gadfly
. Called also
warble
, and
worble
.
[Written also
wormal
,
wormul
, and
wornil
.]
2.
(Far.)
See 1st
Warble
, 1
(b)
.

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wormil

wormil

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wormil (plural wormils)

  1. Any botfly larva that burrows in or beneath the skin of animals, thus producing sores. They belong to various species of Hypoderma and allied genera.