| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | si·mu·li·um |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s -my  l -m |
| NOUN: | Any of a genus (Simulium) of black flies, several species of which transmit the parasitic filarial worms that cause onchocerciasis. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin Simulium, genus name, from Latin simul re, to simulate. See simulate.
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