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no-see-um definition

☆ no-see·-um (nō sē′əm)

noun

biting midge

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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