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单词 sandfly
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sandfly


sand·fly

or sand fly S0063500 (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.

sandfly

(ˈsændˌflaɪ) n, pl -flies1. (Animals) any of various small mothlike dipterous flies of the genus Phlebotomus and related genera: the bloodsucking females transmit diseases including leishmaniasis: family Psychodidae2. (Animals) any of various similar and related flies

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. [1675–85]
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Noun1.sandfly - any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasisPhlebotomus papatasii, sand flygnat - any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand fliesgenus Phlebotomus, Phlebotomus - small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths
Translations

sandfly


sandfly

[′san‚flī] (invertebrate zoology) Any of various small biting Diptera, especially of the genus Phlebotomus, which are vectors for phlebotomus (sandfly) fever.

sandfly


sandfly

 [sand´fli] any of various two-winged flies, especially those of the genus Phlebotomus, which are important vectors in the transmission of leishmaniasis" >leishmaniasis and phlebotomus fever" >phlebotomus fever.sandfly fever phlebotomus fever.

sand·fly

(sand'flī), A small, biting, dipterous midge of the genus Phlebotomus or Lutzomyia; a vector of leishmaniasis.

sandfly

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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.
A small—circa 3 mm—hairy insect with a stinging, persistent bite that is a vector for various infectious diseases; the New World sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, is a vector for bartonellosis (B bacilliformis) and leishmaniasis (Leishmania mexicana, L braziliensis); the Old World sandfly, Phlebotomus papatasi, is the vector for cutaneous leishmaniasis (Leishmania tropica), sandfly fever; New and Old World sandflies may be vectors for kala-azar (Leishmania donovani)

sandfly


  • noun

Synonyms for sandfly

noun any of various small dipterous flies

Synonyms

  • Phlebotomus papatasii
  • sand fly

Related Words

  • gnat
  • genus Phlebotomus
  • Phlebotomus
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