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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis..
Use sand fly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sand fly means Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis..
Common synonyms include namu, sand fly, phlebotomus papatasii.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use sand fly where its definition matches the intended context.
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