Main Entry: phle·bot·o·mus Pronunciation: fli-'bät-&-m&s Function: noun 1capitalized: a genus of smallbloodsucking sand flies (family Psychodidae) including one (P. papatasii) that is the carrier of sandfly fever and others suspected of carrying other human disease 2pluralphle·bot·o·mi/-"mI/alsophle·bot·o·mus·es: any sand fly of the genus Phlebotomus
Phlebotomus Phle·bot·o·mus (flĭ-bŏt'ə-məs) n. A genus of very small midges or bloodsucking sand flies that includes various species that are vectors of kala azar, cutaneous leishmaniasis, and phlebotomus fever.
