"biting midge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biting midges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} biting midge (plural biting midges)
  1. Any Ceratopogonidae, a family of small flies (1-4 mm long) in the order Diptera. Categories (lifeform): Culicomorphs, Parasites Synonyms (Ceratopogonidae): midgie, sand fly, punkie, punky [US], ceratopogonid Related terms: non-biting midge, Ceratopogonidae Translations (any Ceratopogonidae): mordmuŝeto [common-gender] (Esperanto), brulmuŝeto (Esperanto), diptero (Esperanto), polttiainen (Finnish), Gnitze [feminine] (German), míoltóg ghéar [feminine] (Irish), 糠蚊 (nukaka) (alt: ぬかか) (Japanese), 糠子 (nukago) (alt: ぬかご) (Japanese), 糠蝿 (nukabae) (alt: ぬかばえ) (Japanese), marigûi (Old Tupi), maruim [masculine] (Portuguese), svidknott [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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