"sandfly" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sandflies [plural]
Etymology: 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': 62 14 24
  2. (New Zealand) A small fly of the genus Austrosimulium. Tags: New-Zealand
    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 23 61 Disambiguation of Parasites: 20 29 51 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 27 56 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 30 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sand fly Related terms: midge, no-see-um, punkie, punky, sand flea

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