biting midge

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biting midge

noun biting midges

  1. Any Ceratopogonidae, a family of small flies (1-4 mm long) in the order Diptera.

    Similar: midgie, sand fly, punkie, punky, ceratopogonid

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noun any Ceratopogonidae

日本語糠蚊 nukaka, 糠子 nukago, 糠蝿 nukabae
Portuguêsmaruim
DeutschGnitze
Русскиймокре́ц mokréc

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@misc{biting_midge_2026,
  title = {biting midge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/biting%20midge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}