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chironomid, a. and n.|kaɪəˈrɒnəmɪd|
[ad. mod.L. Chironomidæ, f. chironomus, a. Gr. χειρονόµος: see chironomy and -id3.]
A. adj. Of or belonging to the Chironomidæ, a family of dipterous insects typified by the midge.
B. n. An insect of this family.
1893in Funk's Stand. Dict. 1905Jrnl. N.Y. Ent. Soc. XIII. 69 (title) A Chironomid inhabitant of Sarracenia purpurea. 1924Chambers's Jrnl. 750/2 Chironomid gnats and moth flies (Psychodidæ) inhabit the tanks. 1925R. W. G. Hingston in E. F. Norton Fight for Everest, 1924 288 Fragile Chironomids, delicate as mosquitoes, skated on the surface of the water. 1946Nature 13 July 71/1 The following arthropods were apparently unaffected: Chironomids, Mysis, Sphæroma and Carcinus. 1959J. Clegg Freshwater Life (ed. 2) xiv. 237 The haemoglobin in the blood of Chironomid larvae. |