May 15, 2004 18:19
20 yrs ago
Dutch term
knut
Dutch to English
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Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Insects
I know it's a type of bug like a gnat or a mosquito (a bug which draws blood in any case). Thanks in advance for your help!
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(English)
| 4 +4 | biting midge(s) |
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biting midge(s)
Van Dale Groot Woordenboek voor Nederlandse Taal gives the following description: "knut, v. (m.) (-ten), meest in het meervoud ben. voor in zwermen optredende, zeer kleine, bloedzuigende mugjes (Ceratopogonidae).
This Latin name in turn is typically translated into English with "biting midge" (but usually the plural is used, so "biting midges"), as in the link below. Check also Google for many more pages re. Ceratopogonidae.
This Latin name in turn is typically translated into English with "biting midge" (but usually the plural is used, so "biting midges"), as in the link below. Check also Google for many more pages re. Ceratopogonidae.
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