Meanings
nounbiting midge (plural biting midges)
plural biting midges
- Any Ceratopogonidae, a family of small flies (1-4 mm long) in the order Diptera.
Synonyms: midgie, sand fly, punkie, punky, ceratopogonid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny Ceratopogonidae, a family of small flies (1-4 mm long) in the order Diptera.
More synonyms by meaning
nounminute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch mampier
- mampierany Ceratopogonidae
Esperanto mordmuŝeto, brulmuŝeto
- mordmuŝetoany Ceratopogonidae
- brulmuŝetoany Ceratopogonidae
- dipteroany Ceratopogonidae
Finnish polttiainen
- polttiainenany Ceratopogonidae
German Gnitze
- Gnitzeany Ceratopogonidae
Hungarian törpeszúnyog
- törpeszúnyogany Ceratopogonidae
Irish míoltóg ghéar
- míoltóg ghéarany Ceratopogonidae
Japanese 糠蚊, 糠子
- 糠蚊 (nukaka)any Ceratopogonidae
- 糠子 (nukago)any Ceratopogonidae
- 糠蝿 (nukabae)any Ceratopogonidae
Portuguese maruim
- maruimany Ceratopogonidae
Russian мокре́ц
- мокре́ц (mokréc)any Ceratopogonidae
Swedish svidknott
- svidknottany Ceratopogonidae
Cite this entry
APA
biting midge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biting%20midge
MLA
“biting midge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biting%20midge. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biting midge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biting%20midge.
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