Noun: biting midge bI-ting mij
- Minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
"Campers were tormented by swarms of biting midges";
- punkie, punky, punkey, no-see-um
Derived forms: biting midges
Type of: gnat
Part of: Ceratopogonidae, family Ceratopogonidae
Encyclopedia: Biting midge