GENUS PHLEBOTOMUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths

Synonyms:

genus Phlebotomus; Phlebotomus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Phlebotomus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Phlebotomus"):

Phlebotomus papatasii; sand fly; sandfly (any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis)

Holonyms ("genus Phlebotomus" is a member of...):

family Psychodidae; Psychodidae (very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies)