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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various small biting flies of the genus Phlebotomus of tropical areas, some of which transmit diseases.

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  • noun Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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