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Noun

no-see-um

1. Leptoconops torrens, a small biting fly.
2. Any Ceratopogonidae, or biting midge, a family of small flies (1–4 mm long) in the order Diptera.
3. Any biting bug or insect that is normally too small to see unaided.

Synonyms

• (Ceratopogonidae) midgie, sand fly, punkie, punky (US)

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