noun
also pa·pa·ta·ci fever |päpə|tächē- ; or pa·pa·ta·si fever -täsē-
Etymology: Italian pappataci sand fly ( Phlebotomus papatasii ), literally, silent eater, from pappare to eat (from Latin pappare, papare, from pappa, papa food) + -taci (from tacito — past participle of tacere to be silent — , from Latin tacitus, past participle of tacēre to be silent) — more at papa , tacit
: phlebotomus fever