Family Cuterebridae (Noun)
Meaning
New World botflies.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- New World botflies, also known as the family Cuterebridae, contain a few hundred species that commonly infect mammals and birds.
- Species belonging to the family Cuterebridae are relatively rare in urban areas, often sticking to woodland and wildlife environments.
- Studies on the family Cuterebridae have shown that parasitic infestations by these New World botflies usually have minor long-term effects on their hosts.
- Researchers have found a surprising degree of host-parasite coevolutionary adaptations within the family Cuterebridae over millions of years.
- Dermatobia hominis is the most well-known species in the family Cuterebridae and is primarily responsible for human botfly myiasis infections.