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noun

any of various families (esp. Chironomidae) of small, two-winged, gnatlike dipteran insects, including the gall midges and biting midges

Origin: ME migge < OE mycg, akin to Ger mücke < IE base *mu-, echoic for fly, gnat > L musca, a fly

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noun

Any of various gnatlike flies of the family Chironomidae, found worldwide and frequently occurring in swarms near ponds and lakes.
Any of various similar dipteran insects, such as the biting midges of the family Ceratopogonidae.
A little person.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English mycg

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