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Sandfly
Meaning
Noun
●
In Parasites:
Any of various small
flies
of the
genera
Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose
females
suck
the blood of
vertebrates
and thus
spread
leishmaniasis.
●
In New Zealand English & Parasites:
A small
fly
of the
genus
Austrosimulium.
●
In American English, Dipterans & Parasites:
A
biting midge
(family Ceratopogonidae).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Sandflea
Sand Fly
Related
Mosquito
Fire Ant
Brown Recluse
Garter Snake
Carpenter Ant
Hobo Spider
Tarantula Hawk
Brown Recluse Spider
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