See Also: simulium(medicine)
simulium(dictionary)
Simulium damnosum(medicine)
Simulium neavei(medicine)
Simulium ochraceum(medicine)
Simulium ornatum(medicine)
Simulium rugglesi(medicine)

simulium (iou)



simulium noun. E20.
[mod. Latin Simulium (see below), from Latin simulare imitate + -IUM.]
Any of various small dark gnatlike flies of the family Simuliidae, esp. of the genus Simulium, which are serious pests in some areas because of their bloodsucking habits, and may be the vector of certain diseases. Also called blackfly, buffalo gnat.