biting midge

Definition of Biting Midge in English :

1. biting midge, no-see-um, punkey, punkie, punky

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Biting Midge

noun

any small fragile dipterous fly of the family Ceratopogonidae, most of which suck the blood of mammals, birds, or other insects

any of a family (Ceratopogonidae) of midges with piercing and sucking mouthparts: some species attack humans and animals in swarms

n.

Any of various minute, biting flies of the family Ceratopogonidae. Also called no-see-um, punkie, sandfly.