Botfly

/ˈbɑtflaɪ/ noun

A parasitic fly whose larvae burrow into the skin of mammals, including humans, causing painful boil-like infections until they emerge.

From Middle English 'bot' meaning a parasitic larva, possibly from Old Norse 'bót,' combined with 'fly'; the term has been used since at least the 14th century to describe this particular parasitic insect.

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