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Definition of Midge

1. Noun. Minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water.

Definition of Midge

1. n. Any one of many small, delicate, long- legged flies of the Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larvæ are usually aquatic.

Definition of Midge

1. Noun. 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''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Midge

1. a small winged insect [n -S]

Medical Definition of Midge

1. 1. Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larvae are usually aquatic. 2. A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of its bite. The name is also applied to various other small flies. See Wheat midge, under Wheat. Origin: OE. Migge, AS. Mycge; akin to OS. Muggia, D. Mug, G. Mucke, OHG. Mucca, Icel. M, Sw. Mygga, mygg, Dan. Myg; perh. Named from its buzzing; cf. Gr. To low, bellow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Midge

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Essay on the Insects and Diseases Injurious to the Wheat Crops by Henry Youle Hind (1857)
"The Wheat midge an importation, 135—Destructive in Scotland in 1740,136. ... Remedial Measures suggested by a study of the Habits of the midge, 163(b), ..."

2. Report on the Injurious Insects and Other Animals Observed in the Midland by Walter Edward Collinge (1908)
"The rose-shaped galls formed by the larvae of this tiny midge have been received on various species of willow. It has been particularly prevalent during the ..."

3. The Cultivatorby New York State Agricultural Society by New York State Agricultural Society (1858)
"Tbe Wheat midge. If, with reference to human affairs, the po«t ha« found reason to exclaim, " What dire effect« from trifling cause» ..."

4. The American Rose Annual by American Rose Society (1920)
"The Rose midge By ROBERT MATHESON Assistant Professor of Economic Entomology, ... 778), on the treatment of the rose midge, one of the mean little bugs that ..."

5. The American Rose Annual by American Rose Society (1920)
"The Rose midge By ROBERT MATHESON Assistant Professor of Economic Entomology, ... 778), on the treatment of the rose midge, one of the mean little bugs that ..."

6. The Nursery by Fanny P Seaverns, John L. Shorey (Firm (1873)
"KIT midge. catch a bird! KIT midge was thought in the family to be a wonderful ... Well, Kit midge fell asleep in the chair, with one little pink ear turned ..."

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