sandfly
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See also: sand fly
Englisch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Nomen
[edit]sandfly (plural sandflies)
- Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.
- (New Zealand) A small fly of the genus Austrosimulium.
- Synonym: namu
- (US) A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae).
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]fly of Lutzomyia or Phlebotomus
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