(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:54:11

Scin"iph (?), n. [L. scinifes, cinifes, or ciniphes, pl., Gr. .]

Some kind of stinging or biting insect, as a flea, a gnat, a sandly, or the like.

Ex. viii. 17 (Douay version).

 

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