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  • 21midge — n. 1 colloq. a a gnatlike insect. b a small person. 2 a any dipterous non biting insect of the family Chironomidae. b any similar insect of the family Ceratopogonidae with piercing mouthparts for sucking blood or eating smaller insects. Etymology …

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  • 22Highland midge — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta …

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  • 23bitingmidge — biting midge n. See punkie. * * * …

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  • 24Mansonella ozzardi — Mansonella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematoda Class: Secernentea …

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  • 25insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …

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  • 26Ceratopogonidae — A female biting midge, Culicoides sonorensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …

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  • 27no-see-um — noun minute two winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects • Syn: ↑punkie, ↑punky, ↑punkey, ↑biting midge • Hypernyms: ↑gnat • Member Holonyms: ↑Ceratopogonidae, ↑ …

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  • 28sand fly — n. 1. BITING MIDGE 2. any of various other biting dipterous flies (family Psychodidae) that may transmit various diseases * * * Any of several species in the dipteran family Phlebotomidae (sometimes considered part of the family Psychodidae) with …

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  • 29Sweet itch — Also known as Queensland Itch, Summer Itch or more technically, Culicoides Hypersensitivity.Sweet Itch is a medical condition in equines caused by an allergic response to the bites of Culicoides midges, commonly known as no see ums . It is most… …

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  • 30Chironomus plumosus — Adult male Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …

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