Phlebotomus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

phlebotomus
    n 1: a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand
         fly Phlebotomus papatasii [syn: {sandfly fever}, {pappataci
         fever}, {phlebotomus}]
    2: small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths [syn:
       {Phlebotomus}, {genus Phlebotomus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

phlebotomus \phlebotomus\ n.
   1. A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand
      fly {Phlebotomus papatasii}.

   Syn: sandfly fever, pappataci fever.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. [Capitalized] A genus of small blood-sucking mothlike sand
      flies.

   Syn: genus {Phlebotomus}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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