See Also: Warble(medicine)
warble fly(medicine)
warble(1)(dictionary)
warble(2)(dictionary)
warble(3)(dictionary)
warble(4)(dictionary)
warble fly(encyclopedia)
warble(dictionary)
warble botfly(medicine)

warble(2) (iou)



warble noun2. LME.
[Origin unkn. Cf. WORNIL.]
A small swelling or abscess on the back of cattle, deer, etc., produced by the larva of a warble fly developing under the skin; a hole in the hide left by the emerging larva. LME.
b. The parasitic larva of any of several large flies of the genus Hypoderma (family Oestridae), which burrow through the tissues of hoofed mammals etc. Also (more fully warble fly), an adult fly whose larvae are of this kind. E19.
A small hard tumour, caused by the pressure or friction of the saddle on a horse's back. Usu. in pl. E17.
warbled adjective (of a hide) injured by warbles L19.