Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various black flies of the genus Simulium, several species of which transmit the parasitic filarial worms that cause onchocerciasis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An important genus of biting gnats, typical of the family Simuliidæ.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This difference between mosquito (little fly, simulium) and zancudo (gnat, culex) exists in all the Spanish colonies.
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This difference between mosquito (little fly, simulium) and zancudo (gnat, culex) exists in all the Spanish colonies.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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We were horribly tormented in the day by mosquitos and the jejen, a small venomous fly (simulium), and at night by the zancudos, a large species of gnat, dreaded even by the natives.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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(simulium), and at night by the zancudos, a large species of gnat, dreaded even by the natives.
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