wolf worm

English

Noun

wolf worm (plural wolf worms)

1. (US) botfly larva
   • 1965, Oren Arnold, Irons in the Fire: Cattle Brand Lore, Abelard-Schuman, page 57:

     No matter what the inconvenience, you must be concerned with such things as screw worms, wolf worms, scabies, ticks, lumpy jaw, teat fever.

   • 2003, Vic Chesnutt (lyrics and music), “Wren's Nest”, in Silver Lake:

     Even the pretty fawn is full of wolf worms in the summer

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