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chironomid [kaɪˈrɒnəmɪd] n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a member of the Chironomidae, a family of nonbiting midges adj (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of or relating to this family [from New Latin chironomus, from Greek kheironomos a gesturer, from kheir hand + nomos manager + -id2] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Still, he notes, medical investigators are beginning to take note of aquatic larvae on corpses, and are less frequently making the mistake one pathologist made in a recent Indiana murder case where a chironomid larva was misidentified as a read carpet fiber. |
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