punkey


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punkey

(ˈpʌŋkɪ)
n
(Animals) Northern US a biting midge of the family Ceratopogonidae
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Noun1.punkey - minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insectspunkey - minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
gnat - any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
Ceratopogonidae, family Ceratopogonidae - biting midges; sand flies
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