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OEstrus or Hypoderma actaeon
Stagworm Stag"worm, n. (Zo["o]l.) The larve of any species of botfly which is parasitic upon the stag, as [OE]strus, or Hypoderma, act[ae]on, which burrows beneath the skin, and Cephalomyia auribarbis, which lives in the nostrils.

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- Actaeon (/ækˈtiːən/; Ancient Gr****: Ἀκταίων Aktaiōn), in Gr**** mythology, was the son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, and a...
- The myth of Diana and Actaeon can be found in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The tale recounts the fate of a young hunter named Actaeon, who was a grandson of Cadmus...
- Actaeon beetle (Megasoma actaeon) is a rhinoceros beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. The species name actaeon derives from the name Actaeon of a famous...
- The Death of Actaeon is a late work by the Italian Renaissance painter Titian, painted in oil on canvas from about 1559 to his death in 1576 and now in...
- up Actaeon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Actaeon or Acteon (Ἀκτέων) was a hero in Gr**** mythology. Actaeon or Acteon may also refer to: Actaeon, son...
- Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Actaeon or HMS Acteon, after Actaeon, a figure in Gr**** mythology: HMS Actaeon (1757) was a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate...
- Diana and Actaeon is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian, finished in 1556–1559, and is considered amongst Titian's greatest works. It...
- Awards Best Actress (Theatre) – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Actaeon Films Ltd. "Actaeon Films". Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved...
- Several ships have been named Actaeon for Actaeon, a figure from Gr**** mythology" Actaeon (1815 ship) (or Actæon, or Acteon) was launched at Fort Gloster...
- HMS Actaeon was a 44-gun fifth-rate Roebuck-class ship of the Royal Navy launched in 1778. Commissioned in the same year, the ship served throughout the...