sandfly
IPA: sˈændfɫaɪ
noun
- Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.
- (New Zealand) A small fly of the genus Austrosimulium.
- (US) A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae).
sand fly
IPA: sˈændfɫˈaɪ
noun
- 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.]
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