Gasterophilus

/ˌɡæstərˈɒfɪləs/ noun

Definition

A genus of parasitic fly larvae (bot flies) that live in the stomachs and digestive systems of horses and other mammals, causing gastritis or botfly infection.

Etymology

From Greek 'gaster' (stomach) + 'philus' (loving, attracted to). Named because the larvae preferentially inhabit the stomach and gastrointestinal tract of their host animals.

Kelly Says

Horse owners have been dealing with bot flies for thousands of years, and the flies are so specialized that some species only infect horses' stomachs and nowhere else—it's an extreme example of an organism that evolved to be perfectly adapted to one uncomfortable home address.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
胃蟲
i-chū
ARالعربية
دودة المعدة
duwwat al-ma'adah
BNবাংলা
গ্যাস্ট্রোফিলাস
gas-tro-fi-las
CACatalà
gastrophilus
gas-tro-fi-lus
CSČeština
gasterophilus
gas-te-ro-fi-lus
DADansk
gasterophilus
gas-te-ro-fi-lus
DEDeutsch
Gasterophilus
gas-te-ro-fi-lus
ELΕλληνικά
γαστροφίλος
gas-tro-fi-los
ESEspañol
gasterófilo
gas-te-ro-fi-lo
FAفارسی
گاستروفیلس
gas-tro-fi-lis
FISuomi
gasterophilus
gas-te-ro-fi-lus
FRFrançais
gastrophiles
gas-tro-fil
GUGU
ગેસ્ટ્રોફિલસ
ges-tro-fi-las
HAHA
gastrophilus
gas-tro-fi-lus
HEעברית
גסטרופילוס
gas-tro-fi-los
HIहिन्दी
गैस्ट्रोफिलस
gas-tro-fi-las
HUMagyar
gasterophilus
gas-te-ro-fi-lus
IDBahasa Indonesia
gastrophilus
gas-tro-fi-lus
IGIG
gastrophilus
gas-tro-fi-lus
ITItaliano
gastrofilo
gas-tro-fi-lo
JA日本語
胃虫
i-chū
KKKK
gastrophilus
gas-tro-fi-lus
KMKM
gastrophilus
gas-tro-fi-lus
KO한국어
위충
wi-chung
MRMR
गॅस्ट्रोफिलस
gas-tro-fi-las
MSBahasa Melayu
gastrophilus
gas-tro-fi-lus
MYမြန်မာ
အစာပင်
a-sa-pin
NLNederlands
gasterophilus
gas-te-ro-fi-lus
NONorsk
gasterophilus
gas-te-ro-fi-lus
PAPA
ਗੈਸਟਰੋਫિਲਾਸ
gas-tro-fi-las
PLPolski
gasterophilus
gas-te-ro-fi-lus
PTPortuguês
gastrofilo
gas-tro-fi-lo
RORomână
gasterophilus
gas-te-ro-fi-lus
RUРусский
гастрофил
gas-tro-fil
SVSvenska
gasterophilus
gas-te-ro-fi-lus
SWKiswahili
gastrophilus
gas-tro-fi-lus
TAதமிழ்
காஸ்டரோபிலஸ்
kaas-te-ro-pi-las
TEతెలుగు
గస్తెరోఫిలస్
gas-te-ro-fi-las
THไทย
พยาธิในกระเพาะอาหาร
pha-ya-thi nai kra-phao a-haan
TLTL
gastrophilus
gas-tro-fi-lus
TRTürkçe
gasterophilus
gas-te-ro-fi-lus
UKУкраїнська
гастрофіл
gas-tro-fil
URاردو
گسٹروفیلس
gas-tro-fi-lis
VITiếng Việt
gastrophilus
gas-tro-fi-lus
YOYO
gastrophilus
gas-tro-fi-lus
ZH中文
胃虫
wèi chóng
ZUZU
gastrophilus
gas-tro-fi-lus

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