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no-see-um

[noh-see-uhm] / noʊˈsi əm /
NOUN
biting midge
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Mosquito or no-see-um bites usually require only a cold compress or a dab of OTC hydrocortisone cream.

From Washington Post

Seattle is bad enough—it's so big that I feel like a no-see-um in a Norway pine reserve.

From Project Gutenberg

There is another pest of the North Woods which the guides call the no-see-um.

From Project Gutenberg

Night and day are the same to the no-see-um; its warfare is continuous and its bite very annoying, but it disappears with the black-fly in July or August.

From Project Gutenberg