Usubu: 1 definition
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUsubu (ಉಸುಬು):—
1) [noun] = ಉಸುಕು [usuku].
2) [noun] 'ಉಸುಬಿನ ನೊಣ [usubina nona] usubina noṇa sand fly a) any of various other biting dipterous flies of the family of Psychodidae, that may transmit various diseases, as leishmaniasis; b) any of the family of Ceratopogonidae, of midges with piercing and sucking mouthparts: some species attack humans and animals; ಉಸುಬಿನನೊಣದ ಜ್ವರ [usubinanonada jvara] usibina noṇada jvara any of the various diseases, as leishmaniasis, transmitted by sand flies; sand fly-fever.'
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Ends with: Bimgusubu, Kallusubu, Kusubu, Pusiyusubu.
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