English noun: phlebotomus | |||
1. | phlebotomus (state) a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii | ||
Synonyms | pappataci fever, sandfly fever | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disease | ||
2. | Phlebotomus (animal) small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths | ||
Synonyms | genus Phlebotomus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arthropod genus | ||
Member holonym | Phlebotomus papatasii, sand fly, sandfly | ||
Member meronym | family Psychodidae, Psychodidae | ||