English

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.
   • 1983, Bob Cary, The big wilderness canoe manual

     Noseeums will go right through a tent screen.

   • 1999, Stephen King, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

     The minges and noseeums had found her now, so many of them buzzing around her head that her vision seemed to dance with black specks.

Synonyms

• punkie
• sandfly

Alternative forms

• no-see-em
• no-see-um