sandfly

See also: sand fly

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Etymology

From sand +‎ fly.

Noun

sandfly (plural sandflies)

  1. Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.
  2. (New Zealand) A small fly of the genus Austrosimulium.
    Synonym: namu
  3. (US) A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae).

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