'biting midge' definitions:

Definition of 'biting midge'

From: WordNet
noun
Minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects [syn: punkie, punky, punkey, no-see-um, biting midge]

Definition of 'biting midge'

From: 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]