Phlebotomus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phlebotomus
       n 1: a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly
            Phlebotomus papatasii [syn: {sandfly fever}, {pappataci
            fever}]
       2: small blood-sucking sand flies that resemble moths [syn: {genus
          Phlebotomus}]