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    PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASII

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasisplay

    Synonyms:

    Phlebotomus papatasii; sand fly; sandfly

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Phlebotomus papatasii" is a kind of...):

    gnat (any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies)

    Holonyms ("Phlebotomus papatasii" is a member of...):

    genus Phlebotomus; Phlebotomus (small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths)

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