Phlebotomus

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Translingual

Phlebotomus papatasi

Etymology

Latin, from Ancient Greek φλεβότομος (phlebótomos, “opening veins”), from φλέψ (phléps, “blood vessel”) +‎ τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Proper noun

Phlebotomus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Psychodidae – certain sandflies.

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