Wor"mil (?), n. [Cf. 1st Warble.]
1. (Zoöl.) 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 also warble, and worble.
[Written also wormal, wormul, and wornil.]
2. (Far.) See 1st Warble, 1
(b).
Wor"mil (?), n. [Cf. 1st Warble.]
1. (Zoöl.) 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 also warble, and worble.
[Written also wormal, wormul, and wornil.]
2. (Far.) See 1st Warble, 1
(b).
