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sandfly in Malay

agas

sandfly in Malay: agas. In English, sandfly means any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.

Malay words for sandfly

fly of Lutzomyia or Phlebotomus
agas

English meaning of sandfly

  1. noun Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.
  2. noun A small fly of the genus Austrosimulium.
  3. noun A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae).

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Questions about sandfly in Malay

What is the meaning of sandfly in Malay?
Sandfly in Malay is agas.
Apakah maksud sandfly dalam bahasa Melayu?
Sandfly: agas.
What does sandfly mean in English?
Sandfly means any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sandfly (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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