GASTEROPHILUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gasterophilus mean? 

• GASTEROPHILUS (noun)
  The noun GASTEROPHILUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies

  Familiarity information: GASTEROPHILUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GASTEROPHILUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Gasterophilus; genus Gasterophilus

Hypernyms ("Gasterophilus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Gasterophilus"):

Gasterophilus intestinalis; horse botfly (parasitic chiefly on horses)

Holonyms ("Gasterophilus" is a member of...):

family Gasterophilidae; Gasterophilidae (horse botflies)