n.
See sandfly fever.
[Italian pappataci, sandfly : pappare, to eat (from Latin pappāre , from pappa, food) + -taci, silently (from tacito, past participle of tacere, to be silent , from Latin tacēre).]
pappataci fever
Dictionary:
pap·pa·ta·ci fever (pä'pə-tä'chē) 
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n.
See sandfly fever.
| WordNet: pappataci fever |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii
Synonyms: sandfly fever, phlebotomus
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