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Simulium

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si·mu·li·um   (sə-myōō'lē-əm)   
n.  Any of a genus (Simulium) of black flies, several species of which transmit the parasitic filarial worms that cause onchocerciasis.

[New Latin Simulium, genus name, from Latin simulāre, to simulate; see simulate.]
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Main Entry: Si·mu·li·um
Pronunciation: si-'myü-lE-&m
Function: noun
: the type genus of the family Simuliidae comprisingdark-colored bloodsucking dipteran flies of which some are vectors of onchocerciasis or of protozoan diseases of birds —see BLACKFLY
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Simulium Si·mu·li·um (sĭ-my&oomacr;'lē-əm)
n.
A genus of biting gnats or midges of the family Simuliidae that includes various species that transmit the causative agent of human onchocerciasis.

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