PAPPATACI FEVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pappataci fever mean? 

• PAPPATACI FEVER (noun)
  The noun PAPPATACI FEVER has 1 sense:

1. a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii

  Familiarity information: PAPPATACI FEVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAPPATACI FEVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

pappataci fever; phlebotomus; sandfly fever

Hypernyms ("pappataci fever" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)