no-see-um

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(nō sē′əm)

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noun

biting midge

Origin: pseudo-AmInd term, altered < no see (th)em: in reference to its very small size

See no-see-um in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
See punkie.

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Origin: Alteration of no see them

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