no-see-um
Example Sentences
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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
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