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sand⋅fly

  [sand-flahy]
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–noun, plural -flies.
1. any of several small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans.
2. any of several other small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects, as one of the family Heleidae or Simuliidae.
Origin:
1675–85; sand + fly 2
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sand fly  
n.  Any of various small biting flies of the genus Phlebotomus of tropical areas, some of which transmit diseases.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: sand fly
Function: noun
: any of various small biting dipteran flies (families Psychodidae, Simuliidae, and Ceratopogonidae); especially : anyfly of the genus Phlebotomus
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sand fly n.
Any of various small biting flies of the genus Phlebotomus of tropical areas, some of which transmit diseases.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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