01 n. Any of several minute two-winged biting insects of the family Ceratopogonidae that suck the blood of mammals and birds and other insects; a…
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Any of several minute two-winged biting insects of the family Ceratopogonidae that suck the blood of mammals and birds and other insects; also called biting midge and punkie.(Zool.) Also: biting midge, punkie