Stagworm \Stag"worm`\ (st[a^]g"w[^u]rm`), n. (Zool.)
The larva of any species of botfly which is parasitic upon
the stag, such as {Oestrus actaeon}, or {Hypoderma actaeon},
which burrows beneath the skin, and {Cephalomyia auribarbis},
which lives in the nostrils.
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