genus oestrus

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   type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies

   SynonymsOestrus

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofOestridae

Questions about genus oestrus

What does genus oestrus mean?

genus oestrus means "type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies".

What is another word for genus oestrus?

Close synonyms include Oestrus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus oestrus a common word?

genus oestrus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.