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Definition of midge - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
small insectUK tiny flying insect that bites or lives near waterUK
- A midge bit me by the lake.
2.
- The kitten was a little midge.
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tiny flying insect that bites or lives near water
Expressions with midge
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small fly in the Ceratopogonidae family
The biting midge is common near wetlands.
small fly from the Cecidomyiidae family that causes plant galls
A gall midge laid eggs on the leaf.
Origin of midge
Old English, mycg (gnat)
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Examples of midge in a sentence
We had to use repellent to keep the midges away. The puppy was such a midge compared to the others. She felt like a midge next to the basketball players.
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- French:moucheron, microbe, ...
- German:Gnitze, Winzling, ...
- Italian:moscerino, nanerottolo, ...
- Spanish:jejen, enano, ...
- Portuguese:mosquito, criatura minúscula, ...
- Chinese:蚋, 小不点, ...
- Japanese:ユスリカ, ミッジ, ...
- Arabic:هاموش, كائِن صَغير جِدّا, ...
- Hebrew:יָתוּשׁוֹן, גְּמַדּוֹן, ...
- Russian:мошка, малыш, ...
- Ukrainian:мошка, карлик, ...
- Hindi:मिड्ज़, मिज, ...
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