n. (Zool.) Any of several minute two-winged biting insects of the family Ceratopogonidae that suck the blood of mammals and birds and other insects; also called biting midge and punkie. Syn. -- punkie, punky, punkey, biting midge. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[ぬかばえ, nukabae] (n) (1) (obsc) (See 糠蚊) biting midge (any insect of family Ceratopogonidae); no-see-um; (2) (See 浮塵子) plant hopper (any insect of family Delphacidae)