Definition of "warbles" []

• Plural form of warble. (noun)

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• "Not to be confused with Family Cuterebridae, the skin bots, which are the large flies that lay their eggs on or in skin, having the larvae (large black maggots, often called warbles) develop under the skin of the host."
• "It must, however, be borne in mind that the warbles are the _larvæ_ of the _oestrus bovis_, which is said to be the most beautiful variety of gad-fly."
• "Dirt adhering to a hide injures it, particularly in stall-fed animals; and any thing that punctures a hide, such as warbles arising from certain insects, is also injurious."