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单词 midge
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
midge /mɪdʒ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Insectsa very small, two-winged insect resembling a mosquito.
  2. a tiny person.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
midge  (mij),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insectsany of numerous minute dipterous insects, esp. of the family Chironomidae, somewhat resembling a mosquito. Cf. gnat (def. 1).
  2. a tiny person.
  • bef. 900; Middle English mygge, Old English mycg(e); cognate with German Mücke, Old Norse mȳ; akin to Greek myîa, Latin musca fly

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
midge /mɪdʒ/ n
  1. any fragile mosquito-like dipterous insect of the family Chironomidae, occurring in dancing swarms, esp near water
  2. a small or diminutive person or animal
Etymology: Old English mycge; compare Old High German mucca, Danish myg

ˈmidgy adj
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