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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the Simuliidae blackflies ", 8 letters:
simulium

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Simulium is a genus of black flies , which may transmit diseases such as onchocerciasis (river blindness). It is a large genus with several hundred species, and 41 subgenera . The flies are pool feeders. Their saliva, which contains anticoagulants, a number ...