■ noun ( plural sandflies )
1》 a small hairy biting fly of tropical and subtropical regions, which transmits a number of diseases. [ Phlebotomus and other genera.]
2》 Austral./NZ another term for blackfly (in sense 2).
■ noun ( plural sandflies )
1》 a small hairy biting fly of tropical and subtropical regions, which transmits a number of diseases. [ Phlebotomus and other genera.]
2》 Austral./NZ another term for blackfly (in sense 2).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004