biting midge
41punkie — /pung kee/, n. any of the minute biting gnats of the family Ceratopogonidae. Also called biting midge, no see um. [1760 70, Amer.; < New York D *punkje, alter. of Munsee Delaware pónkwas (equiv. to Proto Algonquian *penkw dust, ashes + * ehs dim …
42no-see-um — noun a) Leptoconops torrens, a small biting fly. b) Any Ceratopogonidae, or biting midge, a family of small flies (1 4 mm long) in the order Diptera. Syn: midgie, sand fly, punkie, punky …
43punkie — punk•ie [[t]ˈpʌŋ ki[/t]] n. ent any of the minute biting gnats of the family Ceratopogonidae; biting midge; no see um • Etymology: 1760–70, amer.; < New York D *punkje, alter. of Munsee Delaware pónkwəs …
44sand fly — n. 1. BITING MIDGE 2. any of various other biting dipterous flies (family Psychodidae) that may transmit various diseases …
45family Ceratopogonidae — noun biting midges; sand flies • Syn: ↑Ceratopogonidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Nematocera, ↑suborder Nematocera • Member Meronyms …
46no-see-um — noun Etymology: from the words (as supposedly spoken by American Indians) no see um you don t see them Date: 1842 biting midge …
47punkie — also punky noun (plural punkies) Etymology: New York Dutch punki, modification of Delaware (Munsee) pónkwəs Date: 1769 biting midge …
48Blood worm — or bloodworm is an ambiguous term and can refer to:*The larva of a non biting midge (Family Chironomidae) containing hemoglobin *The polychaete Glycera, often used for fishing bait *The worm, Lumbriculus variegatus, more commonly called blackworm …
49Oropouche fever — Classification and external resources ICD 10 A93.0 ICD 9 065 …
50Orthocladiinae — Head of an Acricotopus longipalpus larva Scientific classification Kingdom …
