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sciniph.

A kind of stinging or biting insect; a flea, gnat, sandfly, or the like.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A kind of stinging or biting insect; a flea, gnat, sandfly, or the like.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Latin scinifes, cinifes or ciniphes, plural, from Ancient Greek σκνίψ (skníps, “gnat, small fly(, flea?)”), plural σκνῖφες (sknîphes) or σκνῖπες (sknîpes).

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