Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large biting mosquito, especially Psorophora ciliata of the Americas.
- noun A large mosquitolike insect such as a crane fly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large mosquito.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A large mosquito.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US any large
insect that bites, for example themosquito
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Origin unknown.]
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Examples
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Note 1: gallinipper, any of various insects such as a large mosquito or crane fly, mainly used in the south and midland.
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I would say gallinipper, these gallinippers bites too hard
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I would say gallinipper, these gallinippers bites too hard
Mosquito Moan 1929
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Note 1: gallinipper, any of various insects such as a large mosquito or crane fly, mainly used in the south and midland.
Mosquito Moan 1929
yaybob commented on the word gallinipper
a large mosquito or other insect capable of inflicting a painful bite
December 16, 2008
oroboros commented on the word gallinipper
Used on NPR's Says You show today.
February 14, 2010
raven_in_the_woods commented on the word gallinipper
an Alaskan hummingbird. ha. whatev.
July 31, 2010
qms commented on the word gallinipper
The wee pest's a dangerous vector
But heed this key gender corrector:
The gal gallinipper
Alone's the blood sipper;
The guy bugs imbibe only nectar.
October 24, 2016