Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun phlebotomus
2 senses of phlebotomus
Sense 1
sandfly fever, pappataci fever, phlebotomus -- (a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii)
=> disease -- (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)
Sense 2
Phlebotomus, genus Phlebotomus -- (small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths)
=> arthropod genus -- (a genus of arthropods)