midge
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Definition of midge
: a tiny dipteran fly (such as a chironomid)
Examples of midge in a Sentence
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The garden, the pollinators exhibit points out, employs scientists working on issues of diminished monarch butterfly populations, warming climates reducing native bee populations and the work of midge flies in pollinating tropical fruits. — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Talking about the bats and the bees: Pollination is a theme this summer at Chicago Botanic Garden," 23 July 2019 Often pursuing moths, midges and mosquitoes from beneath, dragonflies succeed at catching their prey about 95% of the time. — Anchorage Daily News, "The dragonfly, Alaska’s state insect, is a nimble flying machine," 20 July 2019 Summer months are best, and though midges are a pest, they can be tamed with bug spray and a light breeze. — Danielle Bernabe, National Geographic, "Visit a wild and beautiful Scottish island owned by its residents," 26 Apr. 2019 As life ends for plants and animals of all sizes, from midges to moose, somebody or something has to break up and eliminate the dead organic matter. — Anne Sverdrup-thygeson, WSJ, "The Bugs We Can’t Live Without," 20 June 2019 Bats eat a lot of biting insects, such as mosquitoes and midges that proliferate around urban wetlands, Straka notes by email. — National Geographic, "Light pollution hurts urban bats. Trees can help.," 17 Apr. 2019 To control these bugs: Wash plants with strong spray of water Encourage native predators and parasites such as aphid midges, lacewings, and lady beetles 2. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "The 10 Most Destructive Garden Insects and How to Get Rid of Them," 10 July 2018 The problem is apparently not limited to midges, either. — Dan Gartland, SI.com, "England-Tunisia World Cup Game Overrun by Swarms of Insects," 18 June 2018 The Yankees haven’t been in a bug incident since midges (small flies) attacked pitcher Joba Chamberlain in Game 2 of the 2007 American League Division Series against the Cleveland Indians. — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, "Umpire stops Yankees-White Sox game to remove insect from his ear," 9 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'midge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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midge
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English Language Learners Definition of midge
: a very small flying insect that bites people and animals
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Kids Definition of midge
: a very small fly : gnat
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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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