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Webster 1913 Edition
Midge
Midge
,Noun.
[OE.
migge
, AS. mycge
; akin to OS. muggia
, D. mug
, G. mücke
, OHG. mucca
, Icel. m[GREEK]
, Sw. mygga
, mygg
, Dan. myg
; perh. named from its buzzing; cf. Gr. [GREEK] to low, bellow.] (Zool.)
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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Midge
MIDGE
,Noun.