CHIRONOMIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chironomidae mean? 

• CHIRONOMIDAE (noun)
  The noun CHIRONOMIDAE has 1 sense:

1. midges

  Familiarity information: CHIRONOMIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHIRONOMIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Midges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chironomidae; family Chironomidae

Hypernyms ("Chironomidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Chironomidae"):

midge (minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water)

Chironomus; genus Chironomus (type genus of the Chironomidae)

Holonyms ("Chironomidae" is a member of...):

Nematocera; suborder Nematocera (mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies)