biting midge
11midge — /mij/, n. 1. any of numerous minute dipterous insects, esp. of the family Chironomidae, somewhat resembling a mosquito. Cf. gnat (def. 1). 2. a tiny person. [bef. 900; ME mygge, OE mycg(e); c. G Mücke, ON my; akin to Gk myîa, L musca fly] * * *… …
12midge — The smallest of the biting flies, in the genus Culicoides; swarms may attack humans and other animals; vectors of filarial infections. [O.E. mycg] * * * midge mij n any of numerous tiny dipteran flies (esp. families Ceratopogonidae, Cecidomyiidae …
13biting fly — n a dipteran fly (as a mosquito, midge, or horsefly) having mouthparts adapted for piercing and biting …
14midge — [mij] n. [ME migge < OE mycg, akin to Ger mücke < IE base * mu , echoic for fly, gnat > L musca, a fly] any of various families (esp. Chironomidae) of small, two winged, gnatlike dipteran insects, including the gall midges and biting… …
15non-biting midge — noun Any of various small two winged flies, belonging to the family Chironomidae, all belonging to the order Diptera. Syn: chironomid …
16midge — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent …
17midge — noun 1》 a small two winged fly that forms swarms near water or marshy areas, and of which many kinds feed on blood. [Families Ceratopogonidae (biting midges) and Chironomidae: many species.] ↘used in names of other small flies whose larvae… …
18midge — noun /mɪdʒ/ Any of various small two winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera …
19midge — /mɪdʒ / (say mij) noun 1. any of various small dipterous insects especially the non biting Chironomidae, or the biting midges of the family Ceratopogonidae. See gnat. 2. Colloquial a small or diminutive person. {Middle English mydge, Old English… …
20biting fly — noun : a fly (as the mosquito, midge, or horsefly) having mouthparts adapted for piercing and biting man and other vertebrates …
