Phlebotomus
/flɪˈbɒtəməs/Entomology and Medicine
noun
A cosmopolitan genus of small, very hairy sandflies (family Psychodidae), many of which are vectors of infectious diseases such as leishmaniasis and sandfly (phlebotomus) fever; (also phlebotomus) a sandfly of this genus.
Origin
Late 19th century. From scientific Latin Phlebotomus, genus name, alteration of Flebotomus from post-classical Latin phlebotomus (also flebotomus) lancet used for phlebotomy.
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