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☆ punkie (puŋ′kē)

noun

biting midge

Etymology: dial. Du *punkje < Delaware púnkwəs, dim. of púnkwəs, dim. of púnkw, ashes, dust: so named from their size

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