Look up: midge

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   midge
   [n] - minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts
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   Midge
   Midge noun [ Middle English migge , Anglo-Saxon mycge ; akin to Old Saxon muggia , Dutch mug , German mücke , Old High German mucca , Icelandic m... , Swedish mygga , mygg , Danish myg ; perhaps named from its buzzing; confer Greek ... to low, bellow.] (Zoology) 1. Any one of many small, delicate, long- legge ...
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   midge
   <zoology> ... 1. Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larvae are usually aquatic. ... 2. A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of its bite. ... The name is also applied to various other small flies. Se ...
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   midge
   noun minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
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   Midge
   The word `midge` does not encapsulate a well-defined taxonomic group. `Midges` collectively are diverse, small, two-winged flies, comprising several families of Nematoceran Diptera. These families include: * Blephariceridae, or net-winged midges * Cecidomyiidae, or gall midges * Ceratopogonidae, or biting midges (also known as no-see-ums or punkies in North America) ** including Highland midge `Culicoides impunctatus` * Chaoboridae, or phantom...
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   Midge
   • (n.) A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of its bite. • (n.) Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larvae are usually aquatic.
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   midge
   any of a group of tiny two-winged flies (order Diptera) that superficially resemble mosquitoes. Although they resemble mosquitoes, midges are ... [4 related articles]
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   Midge
   Midge is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Pearl` Where is it used? The name Midge is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Madge ( In English) See also In English: Margaret (F) The name Midge doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Midge seems to be unique!
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   midge
   The smallest of the biting flies, in the genus Culicoides; swarms may attack humans and other animals; vectors of filarial infections. [O.E. mycg]
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    midge
    midge, name for any of numerous minute, fragile flies in several families. The family Chironomidae consists of about 2,000 species, most of which are widely distributed. The herbivorous larvae are found in all freshwaters; the larvae of some species live in saltwater. Midge larvae are an important s...
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