sand fly

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   any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis

   SynonymssandflyPhlebotomus papatasii

   Broadergnat

   Part ofPhlebotomus

Questions about sand fly

What does sand fly mean?

sand fly means "any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis".

What is another word for sand fly?

Close synonyms include sandfly, Phlebotomus papatasii. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sand fly a common word?

sand fly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.