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sandfly
[ sand-flahy ]
noun
, plural sand·flies.
- any of several small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans.
- any of several other small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects, as one of the family Heleidae or Simuliidae.
sandfly
/ ˈsændˌflaɪ /
noun
- any of various small mothlike dipterous flies of the genus Phlebotomus and related genera: the bloodsucking females transmit diseases including leishmaniasis: family Psychodidae
- any of various similar and related flies
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Another strange sight is the sandfly dance, in which a swarm of masked men make the air dark with their antics.
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Lieutenant Chimmo commanded the “Sandfly,” surveying vessel.
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By-and-by a sandfly settles on the back of some one's hand, and proceeds to browse.
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