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Noun: phlebotomus
  1. A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii
    - sandfly fever, pappataci fever
Noun: Phlebotomus
  1. Small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths
    - genus Phlebotomus

Derived forms: phlebotomuses

Type of: arthropod genus, disease

Part of: family Psychodidae, Psychodidae

Encyclopedia: Phlebotomus