| 释义 |
pap·pa·ta·ci fever
noun
also pa·pa·ta·ci fever \|päpə|tächē-\; or pa·pa·ta·si fever \-täsē-\
Etymology: Italian pappataci sand fly (Phlebotomus papatasii), literally, silent eater, from pappare to eat (from Latin pappare, papare, from pappa, papa food) + -taci (from tacito — past participle of tacere to be silent — , from Latin tacitus, past participle of tacēre to be silent) — more at papa, tacit
: phlebotomus fever |