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phle·bot·o·mus
\flə̇ˈbäd.əməs\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, lancet, fleam — more at fleam
1. capitalized : a genus of small delicate bloodsucking sand flies (family Psychodidae) including one (P. papatasii) that is the carrier of phlebotomus fever and others suspected of carrying other human diseases
2. plural phleboto·mi \-d.əˌmī\ also phlebotomuses : a fly of the genus Phlebotomus |