"sandfly" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sandflies [plural]
Etymology: From sand + fly. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sand|fly}} sand + fly Head templates: {{en-noun}} sandfly (plural sandflies)
  1. Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis. Translations (fly of Lutzomyia or Phlebotomus): biyaas (Biatah Bidayuh), папатак (papatak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), hietakärpänen (Finnish), phlébotome [masculine] (French), Sandfliege [feminine] (German), míoltóg ghainimh [feminine] (Irish), agas (Malay), namu (Maori), москит (moskit) [masculine] (Russian), mosquito simúlido [masculine] (Spanish), jején [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sandfly-en-noun-E76W2vv~ Disambiguation of 'fly of Lutzomyia or Phlebotomus': 57 16 27
  2. (New Zealand) A small fly of the genus Austrosimulium. Tags: New-Zealand Synonyms: namu
    Sense id: en-sandfly-en-noun-Y7lQbva~ Categories (other): New Zealand English
  3. (US) A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae). Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Dipterans, Parasites
    Sense id: en-sandfly-en-noun-I-GAVxQ1 Disambiguation of Dipterans: 17 24 59 Disambiguation of Parasites: 18 29 53 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Biatah Bidayuh translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 29 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 15 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 29 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 27 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Biatah Bidayuh translations: 15 20 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 22 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 18 68 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 21 63 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 17 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 19 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 17 22 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 16 22 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 17 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 21 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sand fly Derived forms: sandfly fever Related terms: midge, no-see-um, punkie, punky, sand flea

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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