sandfly

== English == === Alternative forms === sand fly === Etymology === From sand +‎ fly. === Noun === sandfly (plural sandflies) Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis. (New Zealand) A small fly of the genus Austrosimulium. Synonym: namu (US) A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === midge no-see-um punkie, punky sand flea