'Wornil' definitions:

Definition of 'Wornil'

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  • Wornil \Wor"nil\, n. (Zool.) See Wormil. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'wornil'

From: GCIDE
  • Wormil \Wor"mil\, n. [Cf. 1st Warble.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Zool.) 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Far.) See 1st Warble, 1 (b) . [1913 Webster]