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PRONUNCIATION OF SANDFLY

sandfly  [ˈsændˌflaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SANDFLY

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Sandfly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SANDFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sandfly

Sandfly

Sandfly is a colloquial name for any species or genus of flying, biting, blood-sucking Dipteran encountered in sandy areas. In the United States, sandfly may refer to certain horse flies that are also known as "greenheads", or to members of the family Ceratopogonidae, also known in Florida and elsewhere as a sand gnat, sandflea, no-see-um, granny nipper, chitra, punkie, or punky. Outside the United States, sandfly may refer to members of the subfamily Phlebotominae within the Psychodidae. Biting midges are sometimes called sand flies or no-see-ums. New Zealand sandflies are in the Austrosimulium genus, a type of black fly. While horse flies are large flies, noseeums and some Old-World sandflies are tiny midges. Sandfly bites may leave large, red itchy bumps that may turn into a rash. These bumps are frequently several times as itchy as mosquito bites, and tend to last longer as well. In the various sorts of sandfly only the female is responsible for biting and sucking the blood of mammals, reptiles and birds. She requires the protein in the blood to make her eggs.

Definition of sandfly in the English dictionary

The definition of sandfly in the dictionary is any of various small mothlike dipterous flies of the genus Phlebotomus and related genera: the bloodsucking females transmit diseases including leishmaniasis: family Psychodidae. Other definition of sandfly is any of various similar and related flies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SANDFLY


blackfly
ˈblækˌflaɪ
blowfly
ˈbləʊˌflaɪ
botfly
ˈbɒtˌflaɪ
butterfly
ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ
catchfly
ˈkætʃˌflaɪ
damselfly
ˈdæmzəlˌflaɪ
dayfly
ˈdeɪˌflaɪ
dragonfly
ˈdræɡənˌflaɪ
firefly
ˈfaɪəˌflaɪ
gadfly
ˈɡædˌflaɪ
glowfly
ˈɡləʊˌflaɪ
greenfly
ˈɡriːnˌflaɪ
horsefly
ˈhɔːsˌflaɪ
housefly
ˈhaʊsˌflaɪ
mayfly
ˈmeɪˌflaɪ
medfly
ˈmɛdˌflaɪ
sawfly
ˈsɔːˌflaɪ
stonefly
ˈstəʊnˌflaɪ
test-fly
ˈtɛstˌflaɪ
whitefly
ˈwaɪtˌflaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SANDFLY

sandbur
Sandburg
sandburr
sandek
sander
sanderling
Sanderson
sanderswood
sandfish
sandflies
sandglass
sandgroper
sandgrouse
sandheap
sandhi
sandhill
sandhog
Sandhurst
sandier
sandiest

WORDS THAT END LIKE SANDFLY

barfly
black fly
briefly
caddis fly
chiefly
crane fly
dry fly
fly
fruit fly
gruffly
let fly
Mediterranean fruit fly
on the fly
overfly
peacock butterfly
refly
ruffly
Spanish fly
stiffly
tsetse fly

Synonyms and antonyms of sandfly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sandfly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SANDFLY

Find out the translation of sandfly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sandfly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sandfly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白蛉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flebótomo
570 millions of speakers

English

sandfly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sandfly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذبابة الرمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

москитов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flebotomíneo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাছি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phlébotome
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sandfly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sandmücke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サシチョウバエ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sandfly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sandfly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sandfly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sandfly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाळूचा वेग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tatarcık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sandfly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sandfly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

москітів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sandfly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκνίπας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sandfly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sandfly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sandfly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sandfly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SANDFLY»

The term «sandfly» is regularly used and occupies the 81.528 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SANDFLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sandfly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SANDFLY»

Discover the use of sandfly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sandfly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tales from Sandfly: Laughing, Loving, and Living in Savannah
For every woman who is married to a two-timing, low-down dog, you'll love reading what happened to Grant Gianova.
Rusty Danforth, 2006
2
Leishmania: After the Genome
Figure 10.2 The life cycle of Leishmania from amastigotes to infective metacyclics in the digestive tract of a competent vector sandfly. A colour version of this figure is located in the plate section at the back of the book. Figure 10.4 Geographic ...
Peter John Myler, Nicolas Fasel, 2008
3
Paddling the Everglades Wilderness Waterway: Your All-in-One ...
As does what lies in store for the timeless but fragile Everglades ecology. This book is a treasure trove for all paddlers—from novices to champions.
Holly Genzen, Anne McCrary Sullivan, 2013
4
Gulf War illnesses improved monitoring of clinical progress ...
While some reports indicate no cases of sandfly fever, at least six cases of febrile illness compatible with sandfly fever were reported among soldiers of the 1/505 PIR on September 22, 1990, by a preventive medicine officer. In addition, the risk  ...
United States, Senate, Committee on Armed Services, Congress, Committee on National Security, House
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Marine Wildlife and Tourism Management: Insights from the ...
nature-tourist-induced disturbance, at an individual and breeding colony scale, of the Sandfly Bay YEPs? Before implicating solely tourism, an understanding of the YEP breeding population is necessary. The Department of Conservation ...
James E. S. Higham, Michael Lück, Michael Lu ?ck, 2007
6
Advances in Parasitology
Similar to the visceral form, it is transmitted by sandfly vectors, and is prevalent in both the Old and New World geographic distributions. Human disease is a rural zoonosis. Inhabitants of villages near infected rodents have prevalence rates ...
John R. Baker, Ralph Muller, David Rollinson, 2002
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Saral Homoeopathic Parivarik Chikitsa
Multiplications proceed in the mid-gut of the sandfly and the flagellates tend to opread forward to the interior part of the alimentary canal. A transmission is thereby effected by the bite of the infected sandfly. Then again the development of ...
Sinha Yaduvir, 2013
8
Sandfly
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
9
Vector- and Rodent-Borne Diseases in Europe and North ...
In Europe they are found mainly in areas where the sandfly Phlebotomus papatasi occurs (Tesh et al., 1976). After the end of World War II and with the widespread application of DDT residual house-spraying for control of malaria vectors in ...
Norman G. Gratz, 2006
10
Consolidated Financial Statements: An International Perspective
GO (iii) The following information is relevant: (i) Fair value adjustments: On 1 April 2000 Sandfly owned an investment property that had a fair value of R1 20 000 in excess of its book value. The value of this property has not changed since ...
Mfandaidza Reuben Hove, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SANDFLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sandfly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Health officials collect 25 sandfly samples
VADODARA: District health authorities on Wednesday collected 25 samples of sand-fly from Karjan after a suspected Chandipura virus patient died on Tuesday ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
2 Reform Judaism groups sued over sandfly bites on Israel trip
LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit filed on behalf of four high school students alleges two Jewish youth organizations were negligent for taking the plaintiffs to a region ... «LA Daily News, May 15»
3
Thieves targeting cars at Sandfly Bay parking area
ShareThis. Police are warning tourists parking at Sandfly Bay on Otago Peninsula to be alert after several burglaries in the area. Inspector Amelia Steel said five ... «Otago Daily Times, Apr 15»
4
Bi-Lo to close Garden City, Sandfly stores
The grocery outlet will close its Sandfly location on Skidaway Road and its Garden City store on Augusta Street by April 22 because they are under-performing, ... «Savannah Morning News, Mar 15»
5
CITY TALK: Sandfly BBQ on Henry Street looks like a winner
The second location of Sandfly BBQ is now open at 120 W. Henry St. in SCAD's old Streamliner Diner. The vintage diner car proves an excellent space for an ... «Savannah Morning News, Feb 15»
6
Eat It and Like It: Sandfly BBQ expands to downtown Savannah
Photo by Jesse Blanco Sandfly BBQ is opening a second location in the old ... side dishes than he was in his “off the beaten path” location for Sandfly BBQ. «Savannah Morning News, Jan 15»
7
Talking about… Sandfly
Norman Luten, Jr. is shown at the Sandfly historic marker erected in 2003. ... Luten is taking over as president of the Sandfly Community Betterment Association. «Connect Savannah.com, Dec 14»
8
Sandfly redoubles efforts to get historic designation amid …
Some Sandfly residents say the destruction of the buffer in front of the Wal-Mart on Montgomery Crossroad demonstrates the downside of commercial ... «Savannah Morning News, Nov 14»
9
Sandfly Market Place draws crowds of fascinated shoppers
This new store, opened just last April, is a natural corollary to the Sandfly Foodie Loop: what more excellent way to finish up your meal at La Fiore or Sandfly ... «Connect Savannah.com, Feb 14»
10
11Alive CIA investigates rental car safety
That's why we put three rental cars to the test -- one from Hertz, another from Enterprise and the car Edwidge Mondesir rented from Sandfly Express on Donald ... «WXIA-TV, Jul 13»

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