As nouns the difference between sandfly and mosquito
is that sandfly is any of various small flies of the genera genus: Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis while mosquito is a small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin. However, only the female of the species bites animals and humans. They are known to carry diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
As a verb mosquito is
to fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.
As a proper noun Mosquito is
the De Havilland Mosquito, a Second World War military aircraft.
sandfly
Alternative forms
* sand fly
Noun
(sandflies)
Any of various small flies of the genera and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.
(US) A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae).
See also
* midge
* no-see-um
* punkie, punky
* sand flea
mosquito
Noun
(en-noun)
A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin. However, only the female of the species bites animals and humans. They are known to carry diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
Hypernyms
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Derived terms
* Mosquito Coast
* mosquito coil
* mosquito bar
* mosquito fleet
* mosquito hawk
* mosquito net, mosquito netting
Related terms
* Diminutive: mossie/mozzie (qualifier) or skeeter (US)
