SANDFLY FEVER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii

Synonyms:

pappataci fever; phlebotomus; sandfly fever

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("sandfly fever" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)

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