noun🔗ShareFlebótomoAny 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. "El médico nos advirtió que usáramos repelente de insectos para evitar las picaduras de flebótomos mientras hacíamos senderismo cerca del río, ya que pueden transmitir enfermedades.insectdiseaseorganismanimalbiologymedicineenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJejenA small fly of the genus Austrosimulium."The hikers used insect repellent to protect themselves from the biting sandfly. "Los excursionistas usaron repelente de insectos para protegerse de los jejenes que picaban.animalinsectbiologynatureorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJejenA biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae)."The itchy bites on my ankles are from the sandfly I encountered while gardening. "Las picaduras que pican en mis tobillos son del jejen que encontré mientras jardineaba.insectanimalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading