no-see-um

English

Noun

no-see-um (plural no-see-ums)

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)

See also

• No-see-um on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ceratopogonidae on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Ceratopogonidae
• Category:Ceratopogonidae on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Category:Ceratopogonidae
• Leptoconops torrens on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Leptoconops torrens
• Leptoconops torrens on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Leptoconops torrens