sandfly

sandfly

See also: sand fly

English

Alternative forms

• sand fly

Etymology

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 Austrosimulium genus.
3. (US) A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae).

Translations

fly of Lutzomyia or Phlebotomus

Biatah Bidayuh: biyaas French: phlébotome (fr) m German: Sandfliege f Irish: míoltóg ghainimh f

Malay: agas Maori: namu Spanish: mosquito simúlido m, jején (es) m

See also

• midge
• no-see-um
• punkie, punky
• sand flea