Monday, May 25, 2009
Word of the Week
One would think living in Alaska, I would have known this word before today. It is our state bird after all.
The word:
GALLINIPPER
\
ˈ
ga-lə-
ˌ
ni-pər\
function:
noun
1. a large mosquito (or any various insect such as a crane fly)
The gallinippers have returned with the warmer weather.
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