Oestrus

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros, “gadfly”) === Proper noun === Oestrus m A taxonomic genus within the family Oestridae – gadflies. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Diptera – order; Brachycera – suborder; Muscomorpha – infraorder; Schizophora – section; Calyptrata – subsection; Oestroidea – superfamily; Oestridae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Oestrus ovis (sheep nostril fly, sheep bot fly) – type species === Further reading === Oestrus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Oestridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Oestrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Oestrus at National Center for Biotechnology Information Oestrus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.