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minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects

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  1. n. minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
  2. A minute biting fly of the genus Ceratopogon or allied genus of the family Chironomidæ, found in swarms in various densely wooded or mountaneous regions. [U. S.]
  3. A minute biting fly of the genus Ceratopogon or allied genus ofthe family Chironomidæ, found in swarms in various densely wooded ormountaneous regions. [U. S.]
  4. n. minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects