Definition of Sheep gadfly

1. Noun. Larvae are parasitic on sheep.

Exact synonyms: Oestrus Ovis, Sheep Botfly
Generic synonyms: Botfly
Group relationships: Genus Oestrus, Oestrus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheep Gadfly

sheep-pox virus
sheep-run
sheep-shagger
sheep-shaggers
sheep-split
sheep-splits
sheep-tick
sheep bell
sheep botfly
sheep bots
sheep dip
sheep diseases
sheep dog
sheep fescue
sheep frog
sheep gadfly (current term)
sheep ked
sheep laurel
sheep louse
sheep pen
sheep plant
sheep polyphore
sheep polypore
sheep rot
sheep shagger
sheep shaggers
sheep sorrel
sheep tick
sheepback
sheepbacks

Literary usage of Sheep gadfly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"... which is caused by the larvae or grubs of the sheep gadfly ((Estrus avis). On the appearance of the flies the sheep become greatly excited, ..."

2. Fraser's Magazine (1868)
"The sheep-gadfly punctures the sheep's nostril and lays her eggs there. The worms creep up into the cavities of the skull, and feed there, descending in due ..."

3. Varieties in Prose by William Allingham (1893)
"The sheep gadfly punctures the sheep's nostril and lays her eggs there. The worms creep up into the cavities of the skull, and feed, descending in due time ..."

4. Varieties in Prose by William Allingham (1893)
"The sheep gadfly punctures the sheep's nostril and lays her eggs there. The worms creep up into the cavities of the skull, and feed, descending in due time ..."

5. Medical and Veterinary Entomology: A Textbook for Use in Schools and by William Brodbeck Herms (1915)
"Oestrus ovis Linn. is the botfly of sheep, or the sheep gadfly, the larva of which is the common head maggot of these animals. ' Grub-in-the-head,' ' false ..."

6. Medical and Veterinary Entomology: A Textbook for Use in Schools and by William Brodbeck Herms (1915)
"Oestrus ovis Linn, is the botfly of sheep, or the sheep gadfly, the larva of which is the common head maggot of these animals. ' Grub-in-the-head,' ' false ..."

7. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1907)
"... the warble of the ox, the sheep gadfly, and their kindred, which, in their larval stage, live upon the intestines or muscles of quadrupeds. ..."

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