punky vs no-see-um

punky and no-see-um both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
punky	Yes	No	No	No
no-see-um	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, punky and no-see-um are synonyms defined as:

punky and no-see-um: minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects

Other synonyms of punky include biting midge, punkey, punkie.

punky (noun)	no-see-um (noun)
minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects	minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects