no-see-um

N0169800 (nō-sē′əm)n. See biting midge.

[Alteration of no see them.]

punk•ie

(ˈpʌŋ ki)

n. any of the minute biting gnats of the family Ceratopogonidae; biting midge; no-see-um. [1760–70, Amer.; < New York Dutch *punkje, alter. of Munsee Delaware pónkwəs]

Thesaurus

Noun

no-see-um - minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insectsbiting midge, punkey, punkie, punkygnat - any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand fliesCeratopogonidae, family Ceratopogonidae - biting midges; sand flies

no-see-um

no-see-um:

see midgemidge,
name for any of numerous minute, fragile flies in several families. The family Chironomidae consists of about 2,000 species, most of which are widely distributed. The herbivorous larvae are found in all freshwaters; the larvae of some species live in saltwater.
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no-see-um

(nō-sē′əm)n. See biting midge.

no-see-um

noun

Synonyms for no-see-um

noun minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects

Synonyms

biting midge
punkey
punkie
punky

Related Words

gnat
Ceratopogonidae
family Ceratopogonidae

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