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midge
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Definition:
1. Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larvæ 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.
Note: The name is also applied to various other small flies.
Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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“And damned if I think those are
midge
bites on the laddie’s neck, either.”
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
---
he admired the shifting clouds of
midges
circling over the hot horses
Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina
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(
A multitude of
midges
swarms white over his robe. He scratches himself with crossed arms at his ribs, grimacing, and exclaims:
)
James Joyce. Ulysses
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"[...] The
minges
and mosquitoes don’t seem to bother him.”
Stephen King. The Stand (1990)
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