胃蝇 (wèiyíng): horse bot fly (Gasterophilus)

Measure Word

一只胃蝇 zhī

1 horse bot fly (Gasterophilus)
2 parasitic fly whose larvae develop in the stomachs of horses and other livestock

HSK 7-9

胃蝇的幼虫寄生在马的胃里。

Wèiyíng de yòuchóng jìshēng zài mǎ de wèi lǐ.

Horse bot fly larvae parasitize the stomachs of horses.

HSK 7-9

驱除胃蝇是养马场常规的卫生工作。

Qūchú wèiyíng shì yǎngmǎchǎng chángguī de wèishēng gōngzuò.

Deworming for bot flies is routine hygiene on horse farms.

memory

胃 (stomach) + 蝇 (fly): the fly whose larvae live in the stomach. The Chinese name describes exactly where the parasite ends up.

胃 wèi

蝇 yíng