hypoderma

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A scientific noun referring to a genus of parasitic flies, commonly known as warble flies, that infest livestock and other mammals.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo científico que designa um gênero de moscas parasitas, popularmente conhecidas como bernes ou varejeiras, cujas larvas se desenvolvem sob a pele de bovinos e outros mamíferos.

1. Genus of warble flies C1 formal scientific

   A genus of parasitic flies in the family Oestridae, whose larvae cause myiasis in mammals, especially cattle.

   • Hypoderma lineatum and Hypoderma bovis are common species affecting cattle.
   • Infestation by Hypoderma larvae leads to economic losses in the livestock industry.
   • Veterinarians treat Hypoderma infections with antiparasitic drugs.
   • The life cycle of Hypoderma involves egg-laying on the host's legs and migration of larvae to the back.

   🇵🇹Gênero de moscas-berneiras

• hypodermas plural form
• hypodermas' possessive plural form
• hypoderma's possessive singular form