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wormil
CIDE DICTIONARY
wormil, n. [Cf. 1st Warble.].
- Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores. They belong to various species of
Hypoderma and allied genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large species. See Gadfly. Called alsowarble , andworble . [1913 Webster] - See 1st Warble, 1
(b) . [1913 Webster]
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