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Meaning of sandfly | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.
  2. A locality in Kingborough council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  3. A small fly of the genus Austrosimulium.
    New-Zealand
  4. A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae).
    US

Equivalents

Български папатак
Deutsch Sandfliege
Español jején mosquito simúlido
Français phlébotome
Bahasa Indonesia agas
Te Reo Māori namu
Bahasa Melayu agas
Polski moskit
Русский москит
Türkçe kum sineği mığı tatarcık

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

sandfly fever Sandford Sandford Orcas Sandford principle Sandford-on-Thames Sandgate

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