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Meaning of PUNKIE

Pronunciation:  'pungkee

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
 

PUNKIE is a 6 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: biting midge, no-see-um, punkey, punky
 
 See Also: Ceratopogonidae, family Ceratopogonidae, gnat

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Punk"ie\, n. [Orig. unknown.]
A minute biting fly of the genus {Ceratopogon} or allied
genus of the family {Chironomid[ae]}, found in swarms in
various densely wooded or mountaneous regions. [U. S.]

 

 

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