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Sandfly

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sand flynounAlternative form of sandfly. [Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.]
phlebotomus papatasiinounany of various small dipterous flies; blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis

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sand flynounAlternative form of sandfly. [Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.]
phlebotomus papatasiinounany of various small dipterous flies; blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis
phlebotominenounAny fly of the subfamily Phlebotominae
blackflynounAny of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae.
forest flynounA horsefly, any of numerous species of blood-sucking flies of the family Tabanidae.
leptophlebiidnoun(entomology) Any mayfly in the family Leptophlebiidae.
bat flynounAny of the family Nycteribiidae of flattened, spider-like parasitic flies without eyes or wings.
lake flynounAny of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae, chironomids.
sandfleanounOne of the Talitridae family of marine amphipod crustaceans.
horseflynounAny of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
blind-flynoun(uncountable) The game of blind man's buff
stable flynounStomoxys calcitrans.
spider flynounThe louse fly or ked.
leptohyphidnoun(entomology) Any mayfly in the family Leptohyphidae.
deer flynounA gold- or green-eyed horsefly of the genus Chrysops in the family Tabanidae; pests to cattle, horses and humans, feeding on their blood.
flesh flynounany fly of the family Sarcophagidae that feed on carrion
fleanounA small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
blowflynounAny of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
long-legged flynounAny of the predatory flies in the family Dolichopodidae, which tend to have long and slender legs.
flea-lousenounAny of various jumping plant lice of the family Psyllidae.

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