sandfly.
/sand-flahy/US // ˈsændˌflaɪ //UK // (ˈsændˌflaɪ) //
飞沙走石,苍蝇,蛉子,蛉
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
plural sand·flies.
- ›any of several small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans.
- ›any of several other small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects, as one of the family Heleidae or Simuliidae.
Examples
Another strange sight is the sandfly dance, in which a swarm of masked men make the air dark with their antics.
Lieutenant Chimmo commanded the “Sandfly,” surveying vessel.
By-and-by a sandfly settles on the back of some one's hand, and proceeds to browse.
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