ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include no-see-um, hayhenny, night-biter, nasus, nasute, sandfly.

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