| Definition of 'phlebotomus' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sandfly fever, pappataci fever, phlebotomus
a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii
2. (noun) Phlebotomus, genus Phlebotomus
small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths
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| Definition of 'phlebotomus' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. phlebotomus
A genus of PSYCHODIDAE which functions as the vector of a number of pathogenic organisms, including LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; Bartonella bacilliformis, and the Pappataci fever virus (SANDFLY FEVER NAPLES VIRUS).
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