What is meant by phlebotomus?
Score: 4.2/5 (19 votes) Medical Definition of phlebotomus 1 capitalized : a genus of small bloodsucking sand flies (family Psychodidae) including one (P. papatasii) that transmits sandfly fever and leishmaniasis. 2 plural phlebotomi\ -ˌmī \ also phlebotomuses : any sand fly of the genus Phlebotomus...