sand fly
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- noun
- /sænd flaɪ/
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- The only way to contract leishmania parasites is through the bite of the tiny sand fly.
- sand fly bite
- diseases carried by sand flies
Examples
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The disease is spread by the female sand fly and primarily occurs in impoverished areas
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PHOTO (COLOR): Engorged sand fly (about 2 cm long).
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let the sand flies get us?
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You get bit by a teeny sand fly over there, and...
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PHOTO (COLOR): Cutaneous leishmaniasis, a skin form of the disease transmitted by sand flies.
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Sand flies, the vectors of leishmaniasis, will be supplied from colonies at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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They are studying polymers and mechanical dispensers that would permeate the closed environment of a tent or vehicle, preventing mosquitoes or sand flies from entering.
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PHOTO (COLOR): U.S. Army preventive medicine personnel treat uniforms with permethrin to ward off mosquitoes, sand flies, and other small insect pests.
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The bite of a sand fly can transmit serious diseases like leishmaniasis.
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While hiking in warm climates, I noticed a sand fly buzzing around me.
Synonyms
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A tiny fly that bites people and can spread disease in warm places
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'sand fly' composes 'sand' (habitat/association) + 'fly' (insect) to denote a type of fly associated with sandy or soil environments; a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer it refers to a particular kind of fly. Specific attributes (bloodsucking, disease transmission) are not fully predictable from the parts, but the basic referent is compositionally transparent and common across languages.
Etymology
Sand fly gets its name from where the insect lives: tiny flies often found in sandy soil or on beaches, so people simply joined sand and fly to name them. Because the female 'bite' can spread disease, sand fly now means those small bloodsucking insects that can make people sick.