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sand fly

sand fly is the alternative form of sandfly.

Meaning of sandfly

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.
  2. (New Zealand) A small fly of the genus Austrosimulium.
    Synonyms:
    namu
  3. (US) A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae).

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Forms of sand fly

pluralsand flies

Questions about sand fly

What is sand fly the alternative form of?
Sand fly is the alternative form of sandfly.

Words near sand fly in the dictionary

  1. sand flea
  2. sand fleas
  3. sand flies
  4. sand flounder
  5. sand flounders
  6. sand fly
  7. sand fox
  8. sand foxes
  9. sand gazelle
  10. sand gazelles
  11. sand goanna

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