Associations to the word «Phlebotomus»

Wiktionary

PHLEBOTOMUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Psychodidae   — sandflies..

Dictionary definition

PHLEBOTOMUS, noun. A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii.
PHLEBOTOMUS, noun. Small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats