torsalo

See also: tórsalo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tórsalo.

Noun

torsalo (plural torsalos)

A parasitic fly, Dermatobia hominis, which lives as a larva in the skin of mammals, including humans, and uses mosquitoes as a vector.

Synonyms

American warble fly, human botfly, ox-bot, ox botfly, ox warbler

Translations

Dermatobia hominis

Spanish: tórsalo m

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