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sand·fly
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.
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sandfly
(ˈsændˌflaɪ)n, pl -flies
1. (Animals) any of various small mothlike dipterous flies of the genus Phlebotomus and related genera: the bloodsucking females transmit diseases including leishmaniasis: family Psychodidae
2. (Animals) any of various similar and related flies
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sand•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.
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Noun | 1. | sandfly - any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis gnat - any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies genus Phlebotomus, Phlebotomus - small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths |
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sandfly
n (pl -flies) flebótomo, tipo de jején cuya picadura puede transmitir el protozoo que causa leishmaniasisEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.