NOUN | animal | Ceratopogonidae, family Ceratopogonidae | biting midges |
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Meaning | biting midges; sand flies. | |
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Synonym | family Ceratopogonidae | |
Member of | Nematocera, suborder Nematocera | mosquitoes |
Members | Ceratopogon, genus Ceratopogon | type genus of the Ceratopogonidae |
punkie, punky, punkey, no-see-um, biting midge | minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects | |
Broader | arthropod family | Any of the arthropods |
Spanish | Ceratopogonidae, familia Ceratopogonidae |
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