SAND FLY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Phlebotomus papatasii; sand fly; sandfly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sand fly" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("sand fly" is a member of...):

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

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