different between sandfly vs noseeum

sandfly

English

Alternative forms

  • sand fly

Etymology

sand +? fly

Noun

sandfly (plural sandflies)

  1. Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.
  2. (New Zealand) A small fly of the genus Austrosimulium.
  3. (US) A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae).

Translations

See also

  • midge
  • no-see-um
  • punkie, punky
  • sand flea

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noseeum

English

Alternative forms

  • no-see-em
  • no-see-um

Etymology

Shortened no see them.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /no??si.?m/, enPR: n?s???m
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /n???si?.?m/, enPR: n?s???m
  • Hyphenation: no?see?um

Noun

noseeum (plural noseeums)

  1. (colloquial) a biting midge, a small flying insect that harasses people out of doors, particularly in warm weather after sunset.

Synonyms

  • punkie
  • sandfly

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