midge

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English

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

Old English mygg, mycg (“gnat”), from Proto-Germanic *mugjō. Compare West Frisian mich (“fly, mosquito”), Dutch mug, German Mücke.

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.

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

Translations

fly of family Chironomidae or Ceratopogonidae

Finnish: sääski (fi) French: moucheron (fr) m. German: Mücke (de) f.

Italian: moscerino (it) m. Russian: Мошка (ru) f. Scottish Gaelic: meanbh-chuileag (gd) f.