Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zool.) Any of several minute two-winged biting insects of the family
Ceratopogonidae that suck the blood of mammals and birds and other insects; also calledbiting midge andpunkie .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Leptoconops
torrens , a small biting fly. - noun Any
Ceratopogonidae , orbiting midge , a family of small flies (1–4 mm long) in the orderDiptera . - noun Any biting bug or insect that is normally too small to see unaided.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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bilby commented on the word no-see-um
Out of sight, out of list.
August 18, 2010