midge

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: mĭj, IPA: /mɪdʒ/, SAMPA: /mIdZ/
• Rhymes: -ɪdʒ

[edit] Etymology

Old English mygg, mycg (“‘gnat’”), from Proto-Germanic *mugjon. Compare Dutch mug, German Mücke.

[edit] Noun

midge (plural midges)

1. 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.

[edit] Derived terms

apple midge biting midge dung midge gall midge mackerel-midge meniscus midge midge cap

midge grass midget midgie mountain midge net-winged midge non-biting midge pear midge phantom midge solitary midge wheat-midge

[edit] Translations