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BITING MIDGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does biting midge mean?
• BITING MIDGE (noun)
The noun BITING MIDGE has 1 sense:
1. minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
Familiarity information: BITING MIDGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
biting midge; no-see-um; punkey; punkie; punky
Hypernyms ("biting midge" is a kind of...):
gnat (any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies)
Holonyms ("biting midge" is a member of...):
Ceratopogonidae; family Ceratopogonidae (biting midges; sand flies)
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