Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: biting midge  bI-ting mij
  1. Minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
    - punkie, punky, punkey, no-see-um

Derived forms: biting midges

Type of: gnat

Part of: Ceratopogonidae, family Ceratopogonidae

Encyclopedia: Biting midge