sand fly

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sand flea biting midge black fly flesh fly greenbottle sandfly noseeum Phlebotomus papatasii

Hypernyms

gnat

Examples

In L. braziliensis matings in nature are predominantly between related individuals resulting in extreme inbreeding. citation The rate of outcrossing between different strains of Leishmania in the sand fly vector depends on the frequency of co-infection. Source: Internet

Mating only occurs in the sand fly vector, and hybrids can be transmitted to the mammalian host by sand fly bite. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sand fence sand flea sand flounder sand gaper sand gazelle sand ginger