sandfly
Any of various small flies of the genera and whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.
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Any of various small flies of the genera and whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.
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(US) A biting midge (family ).
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(New Zealand) A small fly of the genus .
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