[syn: Phlebotomus, genus Phlebotomus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
phlebotomus \phlebotomus\ n.
   1. A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand
      fly Phlebotomus papatasii.
   Syn: sandfly fever, pappataci fever.
        [WordNet 1.5]
   2. [Capitalized] A genus of small blood-sucking mothlike sand
      flies.
   Syn: genus Phlebotomus.
        [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
phlebotomus
    n 1: a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand
         fly Phlebotomus papatasii [syn: sandfly fever, pappataci
         fever, phlebotomus]
    2: small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths [syn:
       Phlebotomus, genus Phlebotomus]