midge

midge (m

1. Any of various gnatlike flies of the family Chironomidae, found worldwide and frequently occurring in swarms near ponds and lakes.

2. Any of various similar dipteran insects, such as the biting midges of the family Ceratopogonidae.

3. A little person.

[Middle English, from Old English mycg.]

midge [mɪdʒ]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any fragile mosquito-like dipterous insect of the family Chironomidae, occurring in dancing swarms, esp near water

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any similar or related insect, such as the biting midge and gall midge

3. a small or diminutive person or animal

[Old English mycge; compare Old High German mucca, Danish myg]

midgy adj

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Noun

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

gnat - any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies

Chironomidae, family Chironomidae - midges

Translations

midge [mɪdʒ] N → mosquito m pequeño

midge [ˈmɪdʒ] n → moucheron m

midge

n (Brit) → Mücke f

midge [mɪdʒ] n → moscerino; (biting) → pappataci m inv

midge → ذُبَابَة صغيرة komár dansemyg kleine Mücke σκνίπα mosquito sääski moucheron mušica moscerino 小虫 작은 날벌레 mug knott komar mosquito мошка mygga แมลงตัวเล็กคล้ายยุงกัดคนและสัตว์ tatarcık muỗi vằn 蠓虫

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biting midge black fly Chironomidae family Cecidomyidae family Ceratopogonidae family Chironomidae gall gnat gall midge gallfly gnat Mayetiola destructor Nematocera no-see-um Phlebotomus papatasii psychodid punkey punkie punky sand fly	"I make my vow," quoth merry Robin, smiting him upon the shoulder, "thou art the mightiest Midge that e'er mine eyes beheld. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context He would not cross the door-stones of the house, except at night, when he walked just like a ghost about the grounds and in the orchard as if he had lost his senses-- which it is my opinion he had; for a more spirited, bolder, keener gentleman than he was before that midge of a governess crossed him, you never saw, ma'am. Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context Encouraged by his success, in the evening, when they were sitting alone in the large study, where East lived now almost, "vice Arthur on leave," after examining the new fishing-rod, which both pronounced to be the genuine article ("play enough to throw a midge tied on a single hair against the wind, and strength enough to hold a grampus"), they naturally began talking about Arthur. Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context	middle-level middle-of-the-road middle-ranking middle-sized middlebreaker middlebrow middleman middlemost Middler Middlesbrough Middlesex Middleton Middletown middleware middleweight middling middlings Middx middy middy blouse Mideast Midfeather midfield midfielder Midgard midge midget midgrass midgut Midheaven Midi midi system Midi-Pyrenees Midi-Pyrénées Midian midinette midiron midiskirt Midland Midlander Midlands midlevel midlife midlife crisis midline midlist Midlothian Midmain midmorning midmost Midn.	midface midfacial fracture midfacial fracture midfacial fracture midfacial fracture midfan Midfeather Midfeather midfield midfield midfield Midfield Terminal Building midfielder midfielder Midfielder (football) Midfielder (soccer) Midfielders Midfielders midfields midfields MIDG Midgaard Midgaard Midgaard Portal Keep Midgard Midgard Midgård Midgård Midgard Blood Bowl League Midgard serpent midge Midge (insect) Midge (insect) Midge (insect) Midge Larvae Midge Owners' and Builders' Club Midges Midges Midges Midges, Nonbiting midget midget midget midget midget midget midget Burlew wheel Midget Community Midget emoticon Midget emoticon midget impinger Midget Ocean Racing Club Midgetman Midgets Midgets Midgets Midgets Midgley, Thomas, Jr. midgrass midgut midgut

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biting midge
black fly
Chironomidae
family Cecidomyidae
family Ceratopogonidae
family Chironomidae
gall gnat
gall midge
gallfly
gnat
Mayetiola destructor
Nematocera
no-see-um
Phlebotomus papatasii
psychodid
punkey
punkie
punky
sand fly

"I make my vow," quoth merry Robin, smiting him upon the shoulder, "thou art the mightiest Midge that e'er mine eyes beheld.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context

He would not cross the door-stones of the house, except at night, when he walked just like a ghost about the grounds and in the orchard as if he had lost his senses-- which it is my opinion he had; for a more spirited, bolder, keener gentleman than he was before that midge of a governess crossed him, you never saw, ma'am.

Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context

Encouraged by his success, in the evening, when they were sitting alone in the large study, where East lived now almost, "vice Arthur on leave," after examining the new fishing-rod, which both pronounced to be the genuine article ("play enough to throw a midge tied on a single hair against the wind, and strength enough to hold a grampus"), they naturally began talking about Arthur.

Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context

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