gallinipper

[ gal-uh-nip-er ]

nounInformal.

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

Origin of gallinipper

First recorded in 1675–85; of obscure origin; final element apparently assimilated to nipper

The term is also applied to a large mosquito-like insect, called locally "gallinipper."
Ceremonies of the Pomo Indians | Samuel Alfred Barrett
The Mississippi gallinipper is adolescent compared to the Troublesome mosquito.
With Rod and Line in Colorado Waters | Lewis B. France
The connection with the proboscis of the gallinipper is especially apt.
Ceremonies of the Pomo Indians | Samuel Alfred Barrett
The largest kind of mosquito in the valley of the lower Mississippi is called the gallinipper.
Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions. | Frank Cowan
They tell a good story to show the superiority of the gallinipper, over the ordinary Mosquito, in this wise.
Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions. | Frank Cowan

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