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Jibbali
ḳérɔ́ṣ - bugs, tiny nocturnal flying insects that fly in swarms and sting
(JL 150)
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PCS
*ḳarṣ-
- kind of harmful insect; mosquito
(SED II No. 138)
Likely related to PS verbal root *ḳrṣ ‘to sting, to nibble’