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Midge Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Midge? [n] minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water Synonyms \| Synonyms for Midge: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Midge: brownie \| crumb \| dot \| drop \| droplet \| dwarf \| elf \| fleck \| flyspeck \| gnat \| gnome \| grain \| homunculus \| iota \| jot \| Lilliputian \| manikin \| microbe \| microorganism \| midget \| minim \| minutia \| minutiae \| mite \| mote \| particle \| peewee \| pinhead \| pinpoint \| pip-squeak \| point \| pygmy \| runt \| scrap \| shrimp \| snip \| snippet \| speck \| tittle \| Tom Thumb \| vanishing point \| wart See Also \| Chironomidae \| family Chironomidae \| gnat Midge In Webster's Dictionary \Midge\, n. [OE. migge, AS. mycge; akin to OS. muggia, D. mug, G. m["u]cke, OHG. mucca, Icel. m?, Sw. mygga, mygg, Dan. myg; perh. named from its buzzing; cf. Gr. ? to low, bellow.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the {Chironomus}, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larv[ae] 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. Note: The name is also applied to various other small flies. See {Wheat midge}, under {Wheat}.

Midge Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Midge?

[n] minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water

Synonyms | Synonyms for Midge:

See Also | Chironomidae | family Chironomidae | gnat

Midge In Webster's Dictionary

\Midge\, n. [OE. migge, AS. mycge; akin to OS. muggia, D.
mug, G. m["u]cke, OHG. mucca, Icel. m?, Sw. mygga, mygg, Dan.
myg; perh. named from its buzzing; cf. Gr. ? to low, bellow.]
(Zo["o]l.)
1. Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the
   {Chironomus}, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their
   larv[ae] 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.

Note: The name is also applied to various other small flies.
      See {Wheat midge}, under {Wheat}.

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