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Answer for the clue "Minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects ", 6 letters:
punkie

Word definitions for punkie in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Punkie may refer to: Punkie Night , an English custom practiced on the last Thursday of October "Punkie", a song by Sean Paul from his 2002 album Dutty Rock Ceratopogonidae , a biting insect

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
no-see-um \no-see-um\ 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 Word definitions in WordNet
n. minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects [syn: punky , punkey , no-see-um , biting midge ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context US English) A small two-winged fly or midge of the family Ceratopogonidae, which bites and then sucks the blood of mammals; the biting midge.