'Phlebotomus papatasii' definitions:

Definition of 'Phlebotomus papatasii'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis [syn: sand fly, sandfly, Phlebotomus papatasii]

Definition of 'Phlebotomus papatasii'

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]