genus oestrus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod genus,
definition	:	a genus of arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	oestrus ovis, sheep botfly, sheep gadfly,
definition	:	larvae are parasitic on sheep (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family hypodermatidae, family oestridae, hypodermatidae, oestridae,
definition	:	warble flies (noun.animal)