biting midge

English

A biting midge

Noun

biting midge (plural biting midges)

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

Synonyms

(Ceratopogonidae): midgie, sand fly, punkie, punky (US), ceratopogonid

Translations

any Ceratopogonidae

Finnish: polttiainen (fi)
German: Gnitze (de) f

Irish: míoltóg ghéar f
Japanese: 糠蚊 (ぬかか, nukaka), 糠子 (ぬかご, nukago), 糠蝿 (ぬかばえ, nukabae)

See also

non-biting midge
biting midge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ceratopogonidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Ceratopogonidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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