First Known Use: before 12th century
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midge
noun \ˈmij\
: a very small flying insect that bites people and animals
Full Definition of MIDGE
: a tiny dipteran fly (as a chironomid)
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Origin of MIDGE
Middle English migge, from Old English mycg; akin to Old High German mucka midge, Greek myia fly, Latin musca
MIDGE Defined for Kids
midge
noun \ˈmij\
Definition of MIDGE for Kids
: a very small fly : gnat
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midge
noun \ˈmij\
Medical Definition of MIDGE
: any of numerous tiny dipteran flies (especially families Ceratopogonidae, Cecidomyiidae, and Chironomidae) many of which are capable of giving painful bites and some of which are vectors or intermediate hosts of parasites of humans and various other vertebrates—see biting midge
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