牛皮蝇

牛皮蠅
niúpíyíng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 ox warble fly (Hypoderma bovis / H. lineatum)
  2. 2 a parasitic fly whose larvae form lumps under cattle hides

Examples

Niúpíyíng de yòuchóng huì zuān jìn niú de pí xià.
Ox warble fly larvae burrow under the cow's skin.
Mùmín měi nián yào gěi niú qūchóng fángzhì niúpíyíng.
Herders deworm their cattle every year to control ox warble flies.

Tips

usage
Adult flies lay eggs on cattle legs; hatched larvae migrate through the body for months before settling under the skin of the back, where they form breathing holes ('warbles'). The damage ruins hides and drops milk yields, so most dairying countries run eradication programmes.

Stroke Order

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