Word: botfly
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bot
fly
Definition: One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.
Morphemes:
Affix: bot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.
Affix: fly
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).