PHLEBOTOMUS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • small blood-sucking sand flies that resemble moths
   Synonym(s)
   • genus Phlebotomus (what does genus Phlebotomus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Phlebotomus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • arthropod genus (what does arthropod genus mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii
   Synonym(s)
   • pappataci fever (what does pappataci fever mean?)
   • sandfly fever (what does sandfly fever mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) phlebotomus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disease (what does disease mean?)