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punkey

/ˈpʌŋ.ki/

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noun

C2formalcommon/ˈpʌŋ.ki/

A noun referring to a very small two-winged insect that feeds on the blood of mammals, birds, and other insects.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее очень маленькое двукрылое насекомое, которое питается кровью млекопитающих, птиц и других насекомых.
  1. Small biting insect B2 informal american

    A tiny two-winged insect that feeds on the blood of mammals, birds, and other insects.

    • We were swarmed by punkeys while hiking near the lake.
    • A punkey bite can cause an itchy welt.
    • He applied repellent to keep the punkeys away.

    🇷🇺Мошка

    Synonyms: biting midgegnatmidgeno-see-umpunkie