phlebotomus

Noun	1.	phlebotomus - a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii pappataci fever, sandfly fever disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
	2.	Phlebotomus - small blood-sucking sand flies that resemble moths genus Phlebotomus arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods family Psychodidae, Psychodidae - very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies Phlebotomus papatasii, sand fly, sandfly - any of various small dipterous flies; blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis

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