Wor"mil (?), n. [Cf. 1st Warble.]

1. (Zoöl.) Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the skin of

domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores. They belong to various

species of Hypoderma and allied genera. Domestic cattle are often

infested by a large species. See Gadfly. Called also warble, and

worble. [Written also wormal, wormul, and wornil.]

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