torsalo

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noun

A parasitic fly, Dermatobia hominis, which lives as a larva in the skin of mammals, including humans, and uses mosquitoes as a vector.

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American warble flyhuman botflyox-botox botflyox warbler
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Meanings

nountorsalo (plural torsalos)

plural torsalos

  1. A parasitic fly, Dermatobia hominis, which lives as a larva in the skin of mammals, including humans, and uses mosquitoes as a vector.

    Synonyms: American warble fly, human botfly, ox-bot, ox botfly, ox warbler

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA parasitic fly, Dermatobia hominis, which lives as a larva in the skin of mammals, including humans, and uses mosquitoes as a vector.

Similar
American warble flyhuman botflyox-botox botflyox warbler

Origin

  1. Spanishtórsalo
  2. Englishtorsalo

Borrowed from Spanish tórsalo.

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Translations

Spanish tórsalo
  • tórsaloDermatobia hominis
Cite this entry
APA

torsalo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torsalo

MLA

“torsalo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torsalo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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