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PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASII
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis
Synonyms:
Phlebotomus papatasii; sand fly; sandfly
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Phlebotomus papatasii" is a kind of...):
gnat (any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies)
Holonyms ("Phlebotomus papatasii" is a member of...):
genus Phlebotomus; Phlebotomus (small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths)
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