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gallinipper

/gal-uh-nip-er/US // ˈgæl əˌnɪp ər //

胆小鬼,胆小的人,瘿瘤,胆囊炎

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Informal.

    • : any of various insects that sting or bite, especially a large American mosquito, Psorophora ciliata.

Examples

  • The term is also applied to a large mosquito-like insect, called locally "gallinipper."

  • The Mississippi gallinipper is adolescent compared to the Troublesome mosquito.

  • The connection with the proboscis of the gallinipper is especially apt.

  • The largest kind of mosquito in the valley of the lower Mississippi is called the Gallinipper.

  • They tell a good story to show the superiority of the Gallinipper, over the ordinary Mosquito, in this wise.

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