SANDFLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sandfly mean? 

• SANDFLY (noun)
  The noun SANDFLY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SANDFLY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SANDFLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Phlebotomus papatasii; sand fly; sandfly

Hypernyms ("sandfly" is a kind of...):

gnat (any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies)

Holonyms ("sandfly" is a member of...):

genus Phlebotomus; Phlebotomus (small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths)

 Context examples 

It is transmitted to humans via the bite of sandflies.

(Leishmaniasis, NCI Thesaurus)

The parasite is transmitted to humans by sandflies, where they survive and proliferate intracellularly by deactivating the macrophage.

(Leishmaniasis Infection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

A chronic disease caused by LEISHMANIA DONOVANI and transmitted by the bite of several sandflies of the genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia.

(Kala-Azar, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Poor quality, densely populated housing and inadequate sanitation systems may foster sandfly breeding sites and increase their access to humans.

(Study uncovers cause of aggressive leishmaniasis strain, SciDev.Net)

Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan Leishmania parasites which are transmitted by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies.

(Study uncovers cause of aggressive leishmaniasis strain, SciDev.Net)