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sandfly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
sand-fly
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.

noun

A small fly of the genus Austrosimulium.

New Zealand usage

noun

A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae).

American usage

name

A locality in Kingborough council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Etymology

From sand + fly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sandflies (plural) sand fly (alternative)

Phrases

sandfly fever no-see-um sand flea

Frequently Paired Words

midge no-see-um punkie punky sand flea

Synonyms

namu sand fly phlebotomus papatasii

Questions

What does sandfly mean?
Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.
Where does sandfly come from?
From sand + fly.

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