sand-fly

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Definitions of sand-fly word

noun plural sand-fly any of several small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans. 1
noun plural sand-fly any of several other small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects, as one of the family Heleidae or Simuliidae. 1

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85; sand + fly2

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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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".