Punkie

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  no-see-um \no-see-um\ n. (Zool.)
     Any of several minute two-winged biting insects of the family
     {Ceratopogonidae} that suck the blood of mammals and birds
     and other insects; also called {biting midge} and {punkie}.
  
     Syn: punkie, punky, punkey, biting midge.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Punkie \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.]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  punkie
       n : minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and
           birds and other insects [syn: {punky}, {punkey}, {no-see-um},
            {biting midge}]