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Meaning of noseeum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/noʊˈsi.əm/

Definitions

A biting midge, a small flying insect that harasses people outdoors, particularly in warm weather after sunset.

colloquial

Examples

“Noseeums will go right through a tent screen.”
“The minges and noseeums had found her now, so many of them buzzing around her head that her vision seemed to dance with black specks.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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