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31biting louse — n any of numerous wingless insects of the order Mallophaga that are mostly parasitic on birds but sometimes on mammals, have mouths adapted to biting instead of sucking, and feed on feathers, hair, or skin of the host often causing injury called… …
32Biting flies — may refer to: *Black fly *Horse fly *Tsetse fly *Deer fly *Mosquito …
33biting midge — n any of a large family (Ceratopogonidae) of tiny long legged dipteran flies that have piercing mouthparts, attack birds and various mammals including humans, and include various vectors of filarial worms …
34biting midge — n. any of a family (Ceratopogonidae) of midges with piercing and sucking mouthparts: some species attack humans and animals in swarms …
35biting midge — no see um o 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… …
36biting louse — noun wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds • Syn: ↑bird louse, ↑louse • Derivationally related forms: ↑lousy (for: ↑louse) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
37Biting Chincilla Mouse — Taxobox name = Biting Chincilla Mouse status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Cricetidae genus = Euneomys species = E. mordax binomial = Euneomys mordax binomial… …
38biting house fly — Stable Sta ble, n. [OF. estable, F. [ e]table, from L. stabulum, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, v. i.] A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow …
39biting midge — noun Date: 1945 any of a family (Ceratopogonidae) of tiny biting dipteran flies of which some are vectors of filarial worms …
40biting midge — punkie. [1940 45] * * * ▪ insect any member of a family of small, bloodsucking insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are often serious pests along seashores, rivers, and lakes and may attack in great numbers and cause extreme discomfort. The… …
