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sandfly
sand·fly or sand fly S0063500 (sănd′flī′)n.1. Any of various small biting flies of the genus Phlebotomus of tropical areas, some of which transmit diseases.2. See biting midge.sandfly (ˈsændˌflaɪ) n, pl -flies1. (Animals) any of various small mothlike dipterous flies of the genus Phlebotomus and related genera: the bloodsucking females transmit diseases including leishmaniasis: family Psychodidae2. (Animals) any of various similar and related fliessand•fly (ˈsændˌflaɪ)
n., pl. -flies. 1. any of several small, bloodsucking insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans. 2. any of several other small, bloodsucking insects, as one of the family Heleidae or Simuliidae. [1675–85] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sandfly - any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasisPhlebotomus papatasii, sand flygnat - any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand fliesgenus Phlebotomus, Phlebotomus - small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths |
Translationssandfly
sandfly[′san‚flī] (invertebrate zoology) Any of various small biting Diptera, especially of the genus Phlebotomus, which are vectors for phlebotomus (sandfly) fever. sandfly
sandfly [sand´fli] any of various two-winged flies, especially those of the genus Phlebotomus, which are important vectors in the transmission of leishmaniasis" >leishmaniasis and phlebotomus fever" >phlebotomus fever.sandfly fever phlebotomus fever.sand·fly (sand'flī), A small, biting, dipterous midge of the genus Phlebotomus or Lutzomyia; a vector of leishmaniasis.sandfly or sand fly (sănd′flī′)n.1. Any of various small biting flies of the genus Phlebotomus of tropical areas, some of which transmit diseases.2. See biting midge.A small—circa 3 mm—hairy insect with a stinging, persistent bite that is a vector for various infectious diseases; the New World sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, is a vector for bartonellosis (B bacilliformis) and leishmaniasis (Leishmania mexicana, L braziliensis); the Old World sandfly, Phlebotomus papatasi, is the vector for cutaneous leishmaniasis (Leishmania tropica), sandfly fever; New and Old World sandflies may be vectors for kala-azar (Leishmania donovani)sandfly
Synonyms for sandflynoun any of various small dipterous fliesSynonyms- Phlebotomus papatasii
- sand fly
Related Words- gnat
- genus Phlebotomus
- Phlebotomus
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