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 Definitions of sandfly  [ˈsændˌflaɪ]  

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Definition of 'sandfly' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) sandfly
any of several small, bloodsucking insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans.

2.  sandfly
any of several other small, bloodsucking insects, as one of the family Heleidae or Simuliidae.

Etymology:  (1675–85)

Definition of 'sandfly' Princeton's WordNet 

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

'sandfly' - Nearby Entries  

sand flea  sand fly  sand grouse  sandfly  sandfly fever  sandglass  sandgrouse  



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