burrel fly

English

Etymology

From its reddish colour. See burrel.

Noun

burrel fly (plural burrel flies)

1. The botfly or gadfly of cattle (Hypoderma bovis).

   Synonym: orthern cattle grub

References

• “burrel fly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.