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no-see-um

UK

/nəʊˈsiː.əm/

US

/noʊˈsiː.əm/

Translations

no-see-umnoun

no-see-ums

pl

UK

/nəʊˈsiː.əm/

US

/noʊˈsiː.əm/

No-see-ums were swarming around our campsite.

Мошки роились вокруг нашего лагеря.

Additional translations

мокрецспециальный энтомологический термин для рода Culicoides

Synonyms

biting midge

biting gnat

no-see-umadjective

Used attributively before another noun, e.g. "no-see-um netting".

мошкозащитныйотносящийся к защите от мошек

They installed no-see-um mesh around the gazebo.

Они установили мошкозащитную сетку вокруг беседки.

Synonyms

hardly visible

barely visible

Antonyms

Definitions

no-see-umnoun

A very small biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae), especially any of various species of the genus Culicoides, noted for being nearly invisible to the eye.

We were covered with itchy welts after the no-see-ums came out at sunset.

no-see-umadjective

Relating to, intended for, or designed to keep out no-see-ums.

They installed no-see-um mesh around the gazebo.