gallinipper

Senso (Inglese)

Any large insect that bites, for example, certain large mosquitos.

sinonimi

daddy longlegs

crane fly

jimmy spinner

mosquito eater

mosquito hawk

skeeter eater

Traduzioni

Schnaken

cousin

langpootmuggen

Etimologia (Inglese)

18thC. Origin unknown. Earlier forms were gurnipper and gal-knipper. Second element is probably nipper; first element may have become influenced by galley.