sciniph

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

From Latin scinifes, cinifes or ciniphes, plural, from Ancient Greek σκνίψ, plural σκνῖφες or σκνῖπες.

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