phlebotomus

Noun phlebotomus has 2 senses

• phlebotomus(n = noun.state) pappataci fever, sandfly fever - a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii;
is a kind of disease

• phlebotomus(n = noun.animal) genus phlebotomus - small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths;
is a kind of arthropod genus
is a member of family psychodidae, psychodidae