Transcription
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- [sand-flahy]
- /ˈsændˌflaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sand-flahy]
- /ˈsændˌflaɪ/
Definitions of sandfly word
- noun plural sandfly any of several small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans. 1
- noun plural sandfly any of several other small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects, as one of the family Heleidae or Simuliidae. 1
- noun sandfly any of various small mothlike dipterous flies of the genus Phlebotomus and related genera: the bloodsucking females transmit diseases including leishmaniasis: family Psychodidae 0
- noun sandfly any of various similar and related flies 0
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Origin of sandfly
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; sand + fly2
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Parts of speech for Sandfly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sandfly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sandfly usage trend in Literature
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