noun
minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
• Syn: ↑punkie, ↑punkey, ↑no-see-um, ↑biting midge
• Hypernyms: ↑gnat
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ceratopogonidae, ↑family Ceratopogonidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.