phle·bot·o·mus
n 1 cap : a genus of small bloodsucking sand flies (family Psychodidae) including one (P. papatasii) that is the carrier of sandfly fever and others suspected of carrying other human disease 2 pl -mi also -mus*es : any sand fly of the genus Phlebotomus .
Similar sounding terms: phle·bot·o·mize
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