🔄 Synonyms of "Sandfly"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sand flynoun | Alternative 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 papatasiinoun | any of various small dipterous flies; blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis |
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| Word | Definition |
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| sand flynoun | Alternative 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 papatasiinoun | any of various small dipterous flies; blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis |
| phlebotominenoun | Any fly of the subfamily Phlebotominae |
| blackflynoun | Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae. |
| forest flynoun | A horsefly, any of numerous species of blood-sucking flies of the family Tabanidae. |
| leptophlebiidnoun | (entomology) Any mayfly in the family Leptophlebiidae. |
| bat flynoun | Any of the family Nycteribiidae of flattened, spider-like parasitic flies without eyes or wings. |
| lake flynoun | Any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae, chironomids. |
| sandfleanoun | One of the Talitridae family of marine amphipod crustaceans. |
| horseflynoun | Any 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 flynoun | Stomoxys calcitrans. |
| spider flynoun | The louse fly or ked. |
| leptohyphidnoun | (entomology) Any mayfly in the family Leptohyphidae. |
| deer flynoun | A gold- or green-eyed horsefly of the genus Chrysops in the family Tabanidae; pests to cattle, horses and humans, feeding on their blood. |
| flesh flynoun | any fly of the family Sarcophagidae that feed on carrion |
| fleanoun | A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities. |
| blowflynoun | Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds. |
| long-legged flynoun | Any of the predatory flies in the family Dolichopodidae, which tend to have long and slender legs. |
| flea-lousenoun | Any of various jumping plant lice of the family Psyllidae. |
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