sandflies

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A form of sandfly — Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of sandfly
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sandflies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandflies.

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