"gallinipper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gallinippers [plural]
Etymology: 18thC. Origin unknown. Earlier forms were gurnipper and gal-knipper. Second element is probably nipper; first element may have become influenced by galley. Etymology templates: {{m|en|nipper}} nipper, {{m|en|galley}} galley Head templates: {{en-noun}} gallinipper (plural gallinippers)
  1. (US) Any large insect that bites, for example, certain large mosquitos. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Insects, Mosquitoes

Inflected forms

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