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midge
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tags: [zoology]
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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)
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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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