noun🔗ShareAny of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis."The doctor warned us to use insect repellent to avoid sandfly bites while we were hiking near the river, as they can transmit diseases. "insectdiseaseorganismanimalbiologymedicineenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA small fly of the genus Austrosimulium."The hikers used insect repellent to protect themselves from the biting sandfly. "animalinsectbiologynatureorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae)."The itchy bites on my ankles are from the sandfly I encountered while gardening. "insectanimalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
