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SANDFLY FEVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sandfly fever mean?
• SANDFLY FEVER (noun)
The noun SANDFLY FEVER has 1 sense:
1. a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii
Familiarity information: SANDFLY FEVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("sandfly fever" is a kind of...):
disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)
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