Medical Dictionary
phlebotomus
noun phle·bot·o·mus \fli-ˈbät-ə-məs\
Medical Definition of PHLEBOTOMUS
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capitalized : a genus of small bloodsucking sand flies (family Psychodidae) including one (P. papatasii) that is the carrier of sandfly fever and others suspected of carrying other human disease
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plural phle·bot·o·mi \-ˌmī\ also phle·bot·o·mus·es : any sand fly of the genus Phlebotomus
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