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punkie

punk·ie [ púngkee ] (plural punk·ies) or punk·y [ púngkee ] (plural punk·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.S. tiny bloodsucking fly: a fly, almost invisible to the naked eye, that sucks the blood of animals and other insects, leaving painful itching welts. Family Ceratopogonidae.

[Mid-18th century. Via assumed New York Dutch punkje< Delaware pónkwas "dust, ashes"]
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