Noseeum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /noʊˈsi.əm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Noseeum is a noun meaning (colloquial) A biting midge, a small flying insect that harasses people outdoors, particularly in warm weather after sunset.
Meaning
(colloquial) A biting midge, a small flying insect that harasses people outdoors, particularly in warm weather after sunset.
Example Sentences
Noseeums will go right through a tent screen.
The minges and noseeums had found her now, so many of them buzzing around her head that her vision seemed to dance with black specks.
Word Forms
- noseeums
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include no-see-um, hayhenny, night-biter, nasus, nasute, sandfly.
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