'phlebotomus' definitions:
Definition of 'phlebotomus'
(from WordNet)
noun
A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii [syn: sandfly fever, pappataci fever, phlebotomus]
noun
Small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths [syn: Phlebotomus, genus Phlebotomus]
Definition of 'phlebotomus'
From: GCIDE
- phlebotomus \phlebotomus\ n.
- 1. A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii.
- Syn: sandfly fever, pappataci fever. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. [Capitalized] A genus of small blood-sucking mothlike sand flies.
- Syn: genus Phlebotomus. [WordNet 1.5]