phlebotomus (n.)

  1. a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii

    [ Syn: sandfly fever , pappataci fever ]

  2. small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths

    [ Syn: phlebotomus , genus phlebotomus ]

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