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Chironomidae

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Noun1.Chironomidae - midges
family Chironomidae
arthropod family - any of the arthropods
Nematocera, suborder Nematocera - mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
midge - minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
Chironomus, genus Chironomus - type genus of the Chironomidae


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One such larva -- a bright red, multisegmented midge larva in the family Chironomidae -- lives mostly on the bottom of freshwater lakes and rivers and is frequently found on corpses that have been submerged for long periods of time.
Incrimination by insect: private eyes find a friend in flies by Weiss, Rick / Science News
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