merrywing
/ˈmɛrɪwɪŋ/Caribbean
noun
A biting midge, gnat, or mosquito found in the Caribbean, especially in Jamaica and Barbados.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Ligon (c1585–1662), business agent and natural science writer. From merry + wing, after Portuguese maruim (also in forms marigüi, maringuim, meruí, meruim, etc.) from Tupi mari'wi or a related form.
- red grouse
- Red Guard
- red guava
- red gum
- red gum tree
- red gurnard
- red gurnard perch
- red hackle
- red haematite
- red-haired
- red hand
- red-handed
- red-handed howler
- red-handed tamarin
- red hardness
- red hare
- red hat
- red haw
- redhead
- red-headed
- red-headed duck
- red-headed finch
- red-headed honeyeater
- red-headed linnet
- red-headed pochard