Found 2 items, similar to Midge.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: midge
midge
n : minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting
mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near
water
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Midge
Midge
\Midge\, n. [OE. migge, AS. mycge; akin to OS. muggia, D.
mug, G. m["u]cke, OHG. mucca, Icel. m?, Sw. mygga, mygg, Dan.
myg; perh. named from its buzzing; cf. Gr. ? to low, bellow.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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1. Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the
Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their
larv[ae] are usually aquatic.
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2. A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United
States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of its
bite.
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Note: The name is also applied to various other small flies.
See
Wheat midge, under
Wheat.
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